Scenes of the Offa robbery
Success Nwogu, Ilorin
The management of one of the commercial
banks attacked by robbers in Offa, Kwara State, has reportedly sacked
five of its workers for releasing Closed Circuit Television footage of
the robbery to the public.
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A reliable source in the bank said the
management viewed the release of the footage without official approval
as “gross indiscipline,” which was capable of affecting the security and
image of the bank.
PUNCH Metro had reported that
on Thursday, April 5, armed robbers invaded five banks in Offa, Kwara
State, killing scores of residents, including policemen, bank workers
and passersby.
The assailants were said to have carted
away millions of naira as they robbed the banks for about one hour
without any challenge from security agents.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ado Lawan, who put the casualty figure at 17, said nine policemen died during the attack.
The Operations Commander, Vigilance
Group of Nigeria, Offa, Kwara State chapter, Wasiu Adepoju, however,
said vigilantes in the state counted 50 dead bodies.
A video clip of the incident had gone viral shortly afterwards, revealing how the robbers entered one of the banks.
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