Nigeria: Two Killed As Robbers Steal N20 Million At Ibadan Bureau De Change

20 March 2007

Lagos — Two people were killed in Ibadan at the weekend by stray bullets from some armed robbers who invaded a popular bureaux de change at Sabo area in the Oyo state capital, making away with over N20million in various foreign currencies, witnesses said.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Oyo state command, ASP Olu Akinmoladun, confirmed the robbery, disclosing however that investigations have already commenced with a view to getting at the root of the incident.

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