One person was shot dead in Ode Irele in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday when some armed robbers attacked a bank in the town.

The robbers, who were said to have forced their way into the bank by blasting the bullet-proof entrance door with explosives suspected to be dynamite 

They were said to have made away with yet-to-disclosed large cash from the bank in an operation that lasted for close an hour.

The casualty was said to have been hit by a stray bullet from the bandits.