Armed robbers have snatched the sum of N20million belonging to the cabinet office of Ekiti State Government ,just few minutes after the accountants from the office withdrew the cash from a commercial bank in Ado-Ekiti.
The accountants were in possession of the money when the bandits struck on Wednesday along Secretariat Road in the town as they were returning to the governor’s office.
“The staff were paymasters and accountants attached to the Cabinet Department of the governor’s office. They went to make a withdrawal at the behest of their superior and while returning, the robbers waylaid them at a place between the Chicken Republic and Fajuyi Park and dispossessed them of the huge cash”, an eyewitness said
The robbers were reported shooting sporadically into the air as they escaped through the Government Reservation Area (GRA) enroute to Ilawe road.
The Commissioner of Police Commissioner, Babatunde Mobayo, in response said”some persons were robbed huge sums of money”, adding that the incident did not occur at a bank, and that some persons had been invited for interrogation in connection with the crime”.
“For clarity, the incident that occurred today (Wednesday) in Ado-Ekiti was about a driver of a Toyota Corolla car with about three other occupants who were accosted by a group of yet to be identified hoodlums and dispossessed them of some amount of money,” the police commissioner said.
“Upon the receipt of the information, the Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), led his operatives to the scene but the hoodlums had fled the scene already. Meanwhile, some persons have been invited by the police for interrogation and further investigation while serious effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.”
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olayinka Oyebode, when contacted said ”only the police could make a statement on the crime. Even if the money belongs Mr Governor, only the police command has the right place to get a clear statement on the matter. I am not competent to make any statement on it’.
