ILORIN — Armed robbers on Monday robbed staff of the Kwara State House of Assembly at the popular Circular Hotels on New Yidi road in Ilorin, the state capital.
The robbery incident occurred at about 12.50 pm after three Accounts Department staff of the House of Assembly withdrew N10m from the Access bank along Wahab Folawiyo road in Ilorin.
According to the victims, they drove out of the bank premises and moved towards Unity road junction and the new Yidi road only to be blocked by four masked armed robbers in front of the Circular Hotels, in tinted ash-colored Toyota Camry car.
The four men armed men with AK-47 rifles, reportedly collected the car key from the driver, opened the car boot and carted away the money with the car key, and zoomed off towards Kamwire junction via Yidi road, Ilorin after the robbery operation.
One of the officials of the Assembly who preferred anonymity confirmed the development.
When contacted to confirm the development, the spokesman of the state police command, Mr. Okasanmi Ajayi, said the command was yet to receive an official report of the incident.
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