Two policemen feared dead as robbers attack bullion van in Ibadan

By : Editor

Date: 10 February 2022 4:31pm WAT

A Nigerian policeman sits on the tailgate of a vehicle as colleagues man a tollgate at Lekki district in Lagos on February 13, 2021 after activists called protests demanding justice for victims of a deadly shooting during demonstrations last year. - Nigerian police arrested a small group of protesters in Lagos on February 13 after they tried to hold a rally demanding justice for victims of a deadly shooting during demonstrations last year. Activists had called for new protests after a judicial panel authorised the reopening of the city's giant Lekki tollgate, where security forces shot at protesters in October. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

Armed robbers have reportedly killed two policemen after attacking a bullion van in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, sources told The Guardian.

Our source said the incident occurred Idi Ape junction, opposite a private school in Ibadan on Thursday.

The scene of the attack is less than 200 meters from the Testing Ground Police station, which houses one of the area commands of the Nigeria Police Force in the state.

The witness disclosed that two police officers escorting the bullion van were killed during the attack.

Residents and business owners in the area fled for safety after the robbers reportedly operated unrepelled for about an hour.

A security surveillance platform Eons Intelligence said the “robbers capitalized on the escalated mayhem created by traders clashes in Gbagi Int’l mkt to attack a Bullion van around Idi-Ape area, Ibadan.”

Gbagi Market is about 4.7 kilometres away from Idi Ape.

Oyo State Police Command is yet to ascertain the level of the casualty from the incident but said one of the robbers was killed on the spot.
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