Pandemonium broke lose on Friday at the Unity Road Branch of Guaranty Trust Bank in Ilorin as a suspected robber fell from the bank’s roof into the banking hall.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the suspect was hiding in the roof of the bank while waiting for his accomplices to commence a robbery operation when he fell.
A security man attached to the bank alleged that the suspected robber must have been hiding in the roof overnight.
He also said nobody knew how the suspect got into the roof of the bank as there was no sign of damage to any of the security doors in the bank.
The suspect was promptly apprehended by some customers inside the banking hall and later handed over to the police, he added.
The Police Public Relations officer, ASP Okasanmi Ajayi, confirmed the incident and added that the police command, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Esosa Amadasun, visited the bank immediately the report reached him.
The police spokesman said nobody was injured in the incident while interrogation of the suspect had commenced.
A security man attached to the bank alleged that the suspected robber must have been hiding in the roof overnight.
He also said nobody knew how the suspect got into the roof of the bank as there was no sign of damage to any of the security doors in the bank.
The suspect was promptly apprehended by some customers inside the banking hall and later handed over to the police, he added.
The Police Public Relations officer, ASP Okasanmi Ajayi, confirmed the incident and added that the police command, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Esosa Amadasun, visited the bank immediately the report reached him.
The police spokesman said nobody was injured in the incident while interrogation of the suspect had commenced.
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