It was a bloody affair as a gang of heavily armed robbers attacked the First Bank branch in Isanlu, headquarters of Yagba East Local Government Area in Kogi State.
According to witnesses, the attack started at about 2:30 pm and left many persons.
The gunmen, described to be criminal herdsmen and numbered about eight were said to have arrived in two vehicles and forcefully entered the bank to carry out their dastardly act.
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An eye witness said that the gunmen shot sporadically and killed at random for more than an hour. At the end of the operation, about 10 persons were killed. The dead included policemen
and passers-by.
The robbers were said to have divided themselves into groups. One allegedly went to the Police Station in the town to kill officers on duty and destabilize the security agents. Another group was at the bank close to a small market and park.
