One person was reportedly shot earlier today, Tuesday 7, February, in the Sapon area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, when a mob attempted to rob a branch of the First Bank of Nigeria.
Trouble started when some bank customers spent hours at a branch of GTBank in the Asero area of Abeokuta without getting cash.
They became restless and began to protest.
The protests spread to other parts of Abeokuta such as Sapon, Panseke, Okelewo and others, affecting commercial activities.
Hoodlums in the mob allegedly tried to use the opportunity to rob the First Bank branch.
According to multiple sources, armed hoodlums besieged and tried to force their way inside after the canopy in front of the bank had earlier been set on fire and properties on the premises vandalised.
“In a bid to stop the invasion of the bank, armed policemen raced to the scene and there was an exchange of gunshots between them and the area boys.
“During the confrontation, the bullet hit a young man and he was rushed to the hospital. We have not got any update so far,” a source told Daily Post anonymously.
