By Fisayo Akinduro,  Osogbo

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No fewer than seven persons were reportedly killed as some armed robbers attacked a police station and attempted to rob some commercial banks at Ikire and Apomu in Irewole and Isokan Local Government Areas of Osun State.
The men of the underworld, it was learnt, stormed the communities around 6:10pm.
The Hope Metro gathered that four police officers and three civilians were reportedly killed in the community during the sporadic shooting.
Confirming the incident, Police spokesperson in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola said the armed bobbers numbering about 35 came with five vehicles.
According to her, the armed bandits simultaneously attacked Ikire Divisional Police HQ and the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) pinned down at Ikoyi-Osun with several explosive devices and several gun firing in a bid to subdue the capacity of the Police while attempting to rob First Bank Ikire and Access Bank Apomu respectively.
‘It is unfortunate that ASP Osho Oluranti, Inspector Lekan Olalere, Two Special Constabularies; Oladeni Olalekan, and Oyedeji Muyideen were shot dead in the process.
“On sighting the overwhelming Policemen comprising: Prompt Response Unit (PRU), CP’s Surveillance team, IRT Operatives, STS, 39 PMF, JTF, along with the local Security outfits, who swiftly engaged them in a fierce gun duel, the robbers began to flee.
“While escaping, they shot sporadically, and regrettably, three civilians were shot; Toheeb Oyebola, Temilorun Adebiyi and one other, (whose identity is not yet known), all male.
“They did not succeed in robbing any of the banks.
The assailants fled to the bush with gun shot wounds, abandoning two of the operational vehicles they came with.
“All the corpses had been deposited at Oluyoro Catholic Hospital morgue, Apomu.”
Opalola said effort is ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.