Armed robbers attack bank customer, injure policeman in Oyo

Armed robbers on Monday attacked a bank customer and robbed him of a yet-to be ascertained amount of money near the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan the state capital.

The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Ibadan.

Osifeso said that the robbers in the early hours of the day tracked and attacked the bank depositor, who was in a metallic grey Nissan Primera and forcefully robbed him of a substantial amount of money at around 8am.

“The Oyo State Police Command seeks to inform the public about a robbery that occurred on Monday, October 27, 2025, at approximately 8:00a.m., along Secretariat Road, Agodi.

A bank depositor traveling in a metallic grey Nissan Primera with licence plate number EPE 901 PS was tracked and forcibly robbed of a substantial, yet-to-be-ascertained amount of cash,” he said.

Osifeso said that an officer from the command sustained severe injuries during a confrontation with the robbers

Initial investigations indicate that an officer with the Oyo State Police Command sustained severe injuries during a confrontation that arose when his team on patrol engaged the suspects in a bid to thwart their further plans of causing chaos following the attack on the unsuspecting individual,” he said.

Osifeso said that there was no reported fatalities during the incident and the injured officer was currently receiving immediate medical attention at a secure healthcare facility.

The command’s spokesman urged members of the public with useful information on the robbery to avail the nearest police station with intelligence that could aid in the prompt apprehension of the suspects .

Earlier this year, in August, the publisher of Daily Monitor Online blog and media aide to Maharaj Ji, Ojo Peters was killed in a Daylight armed robbery attack Oke-Ado, in the Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of Oyo State.

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