A police officer is reported to have been shot and killed by gunmen in an attempted Ekiti bank robbery on Thursday evening.
The Ekiti Bank robbery was reported to have happened at a commercial bank in Otun Ekiti in Moba Local Government Area of the state.
The police spokesman in the state, Sunday Abutu in a statement, confirmed the killing of the police officer.
He explained that the group of armed men stormed the Otun bank and initially succeeded in breaking the bank security door before their mission was thwarted by the swift arrival of a combined team of police, military, and local security outfits.
He further said that an attempt to escape by the criminal elements triggered a shoot out which claimed the life of the officer while the robbers had to desperately escape via some routes on foot.
He assured that the perpetrators of the crime will be arrested.