Bomb scare halts bank operations in Osogbo
OSOGBO — An explosive device
suspected to be a bomb was Tuesday detected inside the premises of a branch of
FirstBank in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
The development which almost
paralyzed commercial activities led to the untimely closure of most of the
banks in the town.
It was gathered that a security
personnel at the bank located along Station Road detected the device and alerted
the manager of the bank.
Checks revealed that the incident
was later reported to the Police and officers attached to the anti bomb squad
of the state Police command were drafted to the bank to ensure safety of lives
of people at the bank.
The bank hurriedly shut down
operations as a result of the development and other banks in the town also
followed suit.
State Commissioner of Police, Mr
Ibrahim Maishanu said he received report of the situation at the bank, adding
that the bomb detectors from the state Police Command confirmed that the object
detected was an improvised explosive device.
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