Fifteen person have reportedly been killed in a bank robbery attack that occurred at Otukpo in Benue state.
Raye24reporters gathered that the Armed robbers attacked four banks in the area leaving 15 people dead.
The Banks are: Access Bank, First Bank, U.B.A and Zenith Bank.
According to information reaching Raye24reporters, seven persons were killed at the UBA, two persons were killed at Zenith Bank, two at Stanbic IBTC while about three perons were killed at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Otukpo which is located directly opposite, beside and adjacent the main branch of First Bank in Otukpo town, the Stanbic Bank and Access Banks.
Also, at the Homeland Defense Office, the local vigilantes’ office, two persons were gunned down but only one of them is alive at the time of filing this report.
They robbed uniteruptedly for two hours and left comfortably.
The report also has it that as the robbers were making out of the town after two hours of uninterrupted robbery, soldiers reportedly barricaded them along Otukpo/Taraku road and killed one of the robbers during exchange of gunfire. However, the robbers successfully left with deceased gang member’s remains.
This means that the whole of Otukpo did not have enough security to be attacked in a day time and 4 banks robbed comfortably.
We call on the relevant authorities to bring the perpetrators of this act to book as we pray for the departed souls.
