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SaharaReporters MediaThere was tension on Wednesday in Akure, Ondo State, as commercial banks hurriedly closed very early following fears of a possible robbery attack in the city.
A source in the accounts department of one of the banks told SaharaReporters that the situation might be linked to an alleged security report that armed robbers had laid siege around banks with plans to launch an attack. It was gathered that many of the banks that had opened for operations early suddenly closed for the day as early as 11:00am for fear of being attacked.
Also, customers, who had gone to carry out various transactions were quickly chased out of most banks as a result of the situation. A private security guard at one of the banks, told SaharaReporters that a gang of robbers had last week wrote two financial institutions at the Oja Oba Market area of Akure that they should be prepared to receive them any time soon.
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