Investigation into the raid on a branch of First Bank Plc in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on May 31 has started yielding result with the arrest of two suspected members of the gang of robbers, which attacked the bank.

No fewer than five persons were killed in the successful operation in the state capital.

The State Police Commissioner, Mr. Olayinka Balogun, said this in Ado-Ekiti on Friday while briefing members of the Police Community Relations Committee during the Zone 8 meeting of the body, comprising Ekiti, Kwara and Kogi States.

The police boss, who did not give the detail of how the suspected hoodlums were arrested, said the two suspects were already in police custody.

He vowed that he would do everything to arrest every member of the gang who operated in the state.

Balogun had earlier claimed that his men dislodged the robbers from the bank, saying two of them (robbers) were shot dead by the police team. He, however, said the police could not recover their corpses because they were shot dead inside the operation vehicle, which the robbers escaped.

A top security source, who pleaded not to be named, told our correspondent on Sunday that the close circuit camera installed in the bank, assisted the police in their investigation.

He said the pictures downloaded from the CCTV were helpful.

Members of the Police Community Relations Committee, who commended the efforts of the police towards making Ekiti State safe, also called on members of the public to always inform security agents any time they found people of questionable character in their areas.

The Vice Chairman of PCRC in the zone, Chief Ayo Omodara, commended the state government for its efforts towards making the state safe and for assisting the police by providing them with vehicles and communication equipment to do their job.

He also lauded the police commissioner for his efforts since he was brought to the state.

It will be recalled that the robbers, numbering about 20, invaded the bank located at Okeyimi area of Ado-Ekiti around 10 am and blew up the security doors with dynamites.

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