A bullion van was reportedly attacked yesterday by armed robbers numbering about seven, around Idi Ape area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, killing three police officers and four others, among whom was a kid hit by a stray bullet.
The armed robbers, who were said to have dressed in police uniform, trailed the van to Idi-Ape and, tried unsuccessfully to intercept the bullion van at the area.
It would be recalled that similar robbery incident happened in 2008 which left scores dead.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the robbers allegedly fired several shots at the escort van in a bid to intercept the van and cart away the money.
Unconfirmed report said the robbers were not able to loot the van as the driver managed to escape with the van.
It was further learnt that the police command launched a manhunt for the fleeing robbers, with the assurance that they would be arrested.
