Report reaching SUNSHINETRUTH indicates that some armed robbers have attacked commercial bank bullion van at Emure-Ile junction, on Owo local government area of Ondo state.
According to a source in the community, who explained that the hoodlums blocked the van and started shooting and the police escorts returned fire.
The source who witnessed the incident said the operation was less than ten minutes and the robbers had to leave the scene of the incident immediately but said one police officer was hit by the robbers’ bullet.
He said the gunmen started shooting into the air to scare the residents of the community away and escape from the area.
“However, the armed robbers during the gun duel shot one of the policemen but left the place without any money,” he said.
A policeman was shot but he is being treated.