Another bullion van has been attacked on the outskirts of Ondo State along the Lagos-Ore expressway by a set of reckless armed robbers.
Eyewitnesses recalled that the robbers opened fire on the bullion van at about 1pm on Wednesday, while on its way to Araromi-Obu in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo from Edo State.
Funmilayo Odunlami, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ondo, confirmed the incident to Newspot via a telephone conversation.
She stated that the robbers killed two persons – a policeman attached to the van and the driver of the vehicle.
Odunlami added that two other policemen on the team sustained gunshot injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
She disclosed that the remains of the policeman and the driver killed have been deposited at a mortuary in the state.
The command’s spokesperson also confirmed that the robbers succeeded in carting away an unspecified amount of cash from the bullion van.
She said a detachment of policemen has been drafted to the area and the operatives were on the trail of the robbers.
Wednesday’s robbery comes a week after a bullion van was attacked at the Emure-Ile Junction along the Akure-Owo Highway.
Reports given was that the bullion van was not conveying any cash when it was attacked by robbers. A policeman was also shot during the incident which occurred on Wednesday last week.