A band of armed robbers attacked Wema Bank and Access Bank branches in Ikere-Ekiti, Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, on Wednesday.

FIJ has seen videos from the town showing the blown-up entrance of one of the bank branches.

“A customer called us and told us that there was a robbery in Ikere. We closed immediately afterwards. Firsthand information from the residents of Ikere was that the robbers attacked a Wema Bank first, and then moved to attack an Access Bank branch,” a banker in Ekiti told FIJ.

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Residents could not go outside or commute in the afternoon as the robbers continued to shoot their guns while they operated.

Some videos emerging show the robbers shooting as they drive out of the town.

The number of casualties was uncertain at press time, but many sustained gunshot wounds.