Bomb Found Inside first Bank In Osun State

Tragedy was averted on Tuesday as a security guard attached to a branch of First Bank Plc in Osogbo, Osun State discovered an explosive substance wrapped in a polythene bag inside the banking hall. Immediately the discovery was made, bank officials and customers were quickly evacuated from the bank. Officials of Police Anti-Bomb Squad were later deployed in the bank and they were said to have detonated the bomb and cordoned off Station Road, where the bank is located. It was learnt that as soon the information about the bomb spread, many shop owners in the area hurriedly closed their shops, while some left their wares and ran for safety. The banking hall was later reopened.