Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has urged security agencies in the state to fish out the perpetrators of Wednesday’s bank robbery in Ikere- Ekiti and bring them to book.
Governor Oyebanji, who described the armed robbery incident which claimed three lives as senseless and disheartening, said no stone would be left unturned in the bid to bring the perpetrators to book.
Oyebanji, in a statement by his media aide, Yinka Oyebode, condoled with families of victims of the robbery, the Ogoga-in-Council, and the people of Ikere-Ekiti.
He also directed government hospitals in the state to take proper care of those injured during the robbery attack.
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He urged residents who have information that could assist security agencies in their investigations to make such information known to relevant authorities.
“The perpetrators of this heinous crime will not go unpunished. Our security agencies will go after them and ensure they face the wrath of the law,” he said.
The governor urged the people of the state to remain calm and vigilant as they go about their daily activities.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ogundare Dare, has said three vehicles and two motorcycles used by the armed hoodlums in their operations had been recovered.
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