There’s a palpable tension in Otukpo, Benue State, following a deadly robbery attack in one of the banks in the area which left unspecified number of persons dead.
The armed men stormed the bank at about 3pm on Friday.
Eyewitness reports said that the gunmen invaded several banks, shooting sporadically.
One eyewitness, Sunday Abah, said the gunmen operated for several hours without security intervention.
“Armed robbers have taken over everywhere in Otukpo. They are just shooting whoever they see.
“Currently, they are robbing Zenith bank, and they been here for more than three hours”, he said.
A video of one of the attacks that’s circulating online showed that the hoodlums turned the first bank in the area upside down.
Watch the video below:
