A bullion van has been waylaid by armed robbers at Iwo Road in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
Reports say at least two persons have been killed in the incident which took place on Thursday.
“Some lives were lost but I don’t know the exact number,” a resident of the area Waheed Adegoke told PUNCH.
Oyo State commissioner of police, Ngozi Onadeko, who conducted an on-the-spot assessment of the scene of the crime, confirmed that two policemen were shot. She, however, said that one of the robbers was also shot during the attack but the robbers made away with his body.
While describing the attack as a coordinated one, Onadeko said all exit points in Ibadan have been placed on red alert. According to her, the move is to prevent the fleeing suspects from escaping.
Meanwhile, a series of amateur videos show some commuters with gunshot wounds and two policemen lying motionless after the gun duel with the robbers.
It is unclear how much money the robbers made away with but police authorities say measures are in place to prevent escape for the suspects as investigations begin to unravel those behind the attack.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include the visit of the police commissioner to the crime scene.
