Tragedy was averted on Tuesday as a security guard attached to a branch of First Bank Plc in Osogbo uncovered an explosive substance wrapped in a bag in the banking hall.
The First Bank officials and customers were quickly evacuated from the bank as a senior official announced that a bomb had been found where it was planted.
Officials of the Police Anti-Bomb Squad deployed in the bank defused the bomb and cordoned off the Station Road, where the bank is located. This led to confusion in the area as many shop owners hurriedly closed while some left their wares and ran for safety.
