Attempt by some armed robbers to rob one of the old generation banks in
Ondo State was foiled by crack detectives over the weekend.
The robbers, it was gathered, had dug over 15 meters
underground tunnel into the bank premises from the fence which is behind
the bank at Alagbaka area in Akure metropolis. The tunnel, it was
gathered would have been dug into the banking hall if it had not been
discovered by the detectives.
The Commissioner of Police, Mike Ogboru, said: “It was the banks’ surveillance squad that discovered the long tunnel dug by the suspected armed robbers behind the Ado/Owo Road branch of the bank.’’
The Commissioner of Police, Mike Ogboru, said: “It was the banks’ surveillance squad that discovered the long tunnel dug by the suspected armed robbers behind the Ado/Owo Road branch of the bank.’’
According to Ogbodu who conducted newsmen round the scene, items
recovered include shovel, diggers and other tools, biscuits, water
sachets and soft drinks. The police chief advised management of banks to
be conscious of happenings in their environment.
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