A gang of 7 armed robbers attacked a church - the Vine branch church headed by Reverend Sola Kolade - in Yemetu Ibadan while service was going on.
According to an eye witness, the robbers arrived the church at about 12:30pm after the offering/tithes had been collected and told all members to lie on the ground. They allegedly killed 2 policemen outside the church after disrupting the service carting away lots of money (Tithes/Offering), phones and other items.
Some members allegedly sustained injuries during the 15minutes operation.
Policemen were also said to have fired some fatal shots at one of the robbers who was reportedly taken away by his gang members.
According to sources, the robbers, who were said to have mixed with the congregation, accosted a banker who is in charge of the collections, but the robbers miscalculated as nothing was found on him.
Infuriated, the robbers reportedly shot in the air thereby causing commotion in the well attended church.
When they missed their target, Vanguard gathered that the robbers, in annoyance, shot two police officers who were on guard in their van outside the church.
Of the three occupants of the police van, only the driver escaped the robbers' bullets.
According to reports, the rampaging robbers tried to cover their tracks as they made attempts to destroy the monitoring gadgets.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Olabisi Ilobanafor said the command lost two of its officers in the attack.
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According to an eye witness, the robbers arrived the church at about 12:30pm after the offering/tithes had been collected and told all members to lie on the ground. They allegedly killed 2 policemen outside the church after disrupting the service carting away lots of money (Tithes/Offering), phones and other items.
Some members allegedly sustained injuries during the 15minutes operation.
Policemen were also said to have fired some fatal shots at one of the robbers who was reportedly taken away by his gang members.
According to sources, the robbers, who were said to have mixed with the congregation, accosted a banker who is in charge of the collections, but the robbers miscalculated as nothing was found on him.
Infuriated, the robbers reportedly shot in the air thereby causing commotion in the well attended church.
When they missed their target, Vanguard gathered that the robbers, in annoyance, shot two police officers who were on guard in their van outside the church.
Of the three occupants of the police van, only the driver escaped the robbers' bullets.
According to reports, the rampaging robbers tried to cover their tracks as they made attempts to destroy the monitoring gadgets.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Olabisi Ilobanafor said the command lost two of its officers in the attack.
