Gunmen on Monday, May 31, intercepted and robbed staff of the Kwara State House of Assembly in Ilorin, the state capital.
The robbery incident occurred at the popular Circular Hotels on New Yidi road, Ilorin, at about 12:50 pm.
Three Accounts Department staff of the Kwara state House of Assembly withdrew N10m from the Access bank along Wahab Folawiyo road in Ilorin.
According to the staff, they withdrew the money from the bank, kept it inside the car boot and drove out of the bank premises.
As they moved towards Unity road junction and the new Yidi road, they were blocked by four masked armed robbers in front of the Circular Hotels, in a tinted ash coloured Toyota Camry car.
The four gun men with AK-47 rifles, reportedly collected the car from the driver, opened the car boot and carted away the money and the car key.
According to the state police command spokesman, Mr Okasanmi Ajayi, the command was yet to receive an official report of the incident.
However, the State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Lawal Bagega, has directed immediate pursuit of the criminals despite the non-official report of the incident.
“The CP has also ordered an immediate investigation into the case” Ajayi said.
