
Three persons including a mobile policeman and one civilian were on Wednesday shot dead by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers during an attack on a bullion van in Ore, in Odigbo local government area of Ondo State.
Our correspondent reports that the incident was the second within two weeks that bullion vans would be attacked by suspected armed robbers in the state.
The incident, according to eye witness occured at Costain area, few kilometers from Ore in Odigbo Local Government of the State.
According to the source, the dare-devil armed robbers opened fire on the bullion van and the escort van while on motion.
One of the sources said the bullion van was conveying undisclosed amount of money to Ore, when they ran into the hail of bullets of the suspected armed robbers who had laid ambush for the them.
As at press time, it was yet to be ascertained whether the robbers were able to cart away cash from the bullion van.
With the attack being the third within the space of six weeks, a total of three policemen had so far been killed in the attacks.