Man robbed, killed after visiting bank

A middle-aged man, identified as Mr. Taoreed Olusola was on Monday shot dead by robbers around Agodi Secretariat - Agodi Government House road.

The assailants, according to sources traced Olusola from a new generation bank around Bodija where he had gone to withdraw some cash.

The two suspects who trailed the deceased on a motorcycle tracked him down directly opposite the Oyo State Environmental Task Force suddenly overtook his bike, and shot him in the process.

A small bag containing the suspected money he had collected from the bank, as well as the bike, were also stolen.

Sources said the purported cash received was to the tune about N500, 000.

Confirming the incident when contacted, Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Olugbenga Fadeyi, a Superintendent of Police said the victim was shot twice in an attack at the front of the state’s Environmental Task Force office.