Ten persons have been confirmed dead after the Offa bank robbery in Kwara State yesterday Thursday. The dead included four policemen, about six other residents and bank customers.
Armed robbers had invaded commercial banks in Kwara State town of Offa yesterday. The banks robbed include branches of Guaranty Trust Bank, Eco Bank, First Bank, Union Bank and Zenith Bank.
Here are more photos from the Offa bank robbery along with a video:
The Offa bank robbery lasted for over an hour.
The Offa bank robbers invaded the town a few minutes past 4 p.m. and shot into the air sporadically to scare away residents and passersby before the operation began.
An eyewitness, who identified herself as Mrs. Tijani, said the thieves came in large numbers, and split themselves into teams to carry out the operations in different banks.
Sources in the town said the robbers blew up entrances into the banks with dynamite, before carting away money from the five banks.
Mrs Tijani said:
“They used something like bomb to break into Union Bank,” she said.
