Update: Seven Confirmed Dead In Ondo Bank Robbery (Photos)

Update: Seven Confirmed Dead In Ondo Bank Robbery (Photos)

Seven people have been confirmed dead after an eleven-man gang of
robbers attacked a branch of First Bank in Idoani, Ose Local Government
Area of Ondo State on Monday afternoon. 

The robbers shot and killed seven people, including bank officials, a
Police Inspector as well as two customers using the Automated Teller
Machine (ATM). Five other persons who sustained serious injuries are
presently on admission at the intensive care unit at the General
Hospital in the town.

According to an eyewitness account, the armed robbers escaped through
the bush in the area with an unspecified amount of money stolen from
the bank.

Confirming the incident,  the Ondo State Police Command spokesperon,
SP Femi Joseph, said that one suspect has been apprehended in connection
with the robbery attack and investigations are ongoing to fish out the
fleeing members.