The Police said in Lokoja on Wednesday that they are on the trail of members of a robbery gang that robbed the branches of G.T. Bank, UBA and Intercontinental Bank in Okene on Tuesday.
The Kogi police command spokesman, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the incidence, said that detectives had been detailed to fish out the suspects.
He gave an assurance that the fleeing robbers would soon be arrested.
Okasanmi said the police had yet to make any arrest but working seriously on clues that might lead to the early arrest of the suspects, as the suspects were unable to cart away money from any of the the banks.
He assured the residents that adequate security arrangements had been made for their safety before, during and after the yuletide period, as there was no reason for anybody to live in fear.
Okasanmi said that armed policemen had been deployed to all the sensitive points in Lokoja and other major towns in the state while security in bank premises had also been beefed up.
Meanwhile, banks in Lokoja? had taken extra security measures following the increasing spate of robbery incidents in the state in recent times.
A correspondent who visited a branch of GTBANK in Lokoja reports that the bank had adjusted its daily hour of operation from 9:30 a.m to 1.00 p.m till further notice.
The bank, in a notice pasted at the entrance and inside the banking hall, attributed the adjustment to the Tuesday robbery incident at its Okene branch and said that the new operating hours would be in place until further directive from security agencies.
NAN also observed that tight security measures had been introduced at UBA, Intercontinental and other banks in the city as customers were seen being subjected to a thorough screening before being allowed in.