Armed robbers invaded Eleshin at Olomo community in Apete, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, and operated with a Point-of-Sale, POS device.
According to PUNCH, the robbers stormed the area on Saturday around 1 am and used the POS device to transfer money from the unsuspecting victims.
It was further learnt that the ugly incident had thrown the entire community into panic as residents are leaving in palpable fear.
One of the residents, who did not want his name in print, said, “The armed robbers got to the area at midnight around 1 am. They operated freely. They came with POS and transferred some amount of money, which cannot be specified at the moment, from one of their victims’ accounts. They also transferred an undisclosed amount of money from his wife’s account and left.
“They also went away with two phones, iPhone 11 Pro Max and XS Max”, a source added.
The case was said to have been reported at the Apete Divisional Police Command.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, could not be reached for confirmation as at the time of filling this report.
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