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By Samuel Adegoke
Three more members of the armed robbers that robbed a First Bank branch in Okeho, Oyo State have been arrested, The Nation reports.
The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Olugbenga Fadeyi said that the three were arrested with the cooperation of local hunters, vigilante and the entire members of the community.
The latest arrest brings to five, the number of members of the gang that are now cooling their heels in police custody.
The gang attacked the commercial bank last week, firing a dynamite to blow the security door open. They gained entry and accessed the strong room.
While escaping, however, they were pursued by local hunters, vigilantes and members of other security agencies in the town. Their 18-seater bus somersaulted due to overspending, giving room for some of them to be arrested.
Three of them were set ablaze immediately by the angry mob while others escaped in different directions. A police man was also killed during the incident.
Fadeyi said the five suspects are now being interrogated by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ibadan, the state capital.