As early as 9am, no fewer than 20 different branches of the various banks had been shut with sealed notices placed at the property.

Some of the areas the enforcement team carried out their activities include, Dugbe, Mokola, Idi-Ape, Agodi Gate, Secretariat Road, Challenge, Jericho, Bodija, UI among others.

Some of the affected banks also include, Diamond, Stanbic IBTC, Skye, FCMB, Heritage.

Immediately the officials of the affected banks were seen running around to tidy up their papers to save losing the whole days business.

While some succeeded in making the necessary payment as fast as they could to resume operations, some others were seen still trying to reach out to superior authority for further directive.

A source within the government enforcement team said the affected banks defaulted in the payment of the annual environmental development levy.

The tax, which is paid to the coffers of the state government is said to be payment for the impact of the various business and corporate entities on the environment across the state.

The affected banks were also said to have been found guilty for various duration ranging from 2015 to 2018, despite series of official communications and reminders to the management at different times.

It would be recalled that the Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue (OYBIR), the coordinating agency for collecting all government revenues had last month issued a 14 day ultimate to all tax payers in the state to pay up all outstanding dues and levies to the coffers of government.

The Chairman of the Board, Mr Bicci Alli had warned in the paid advertorial that the agency would embark on massive enforcement to seal up all erring corporate organisations on the expiration of the ultimatum.

But a source hinted that about two weeks after the expiration of the 14 days, the OYBIR had also written series of reminder letters to the affected banks, to which no response was gotten until the enforcement.

Many people who were within the affected bank premises when the enforcement team sealed up were seen with shock on the faces and expressing disappointment that cooperate organizations like banks could default in tax payment.

Alli said, the enforcement team decided to focus on banks to serve as deterrent to other defaulting corporate organisations, adding that the exercise is continuous.

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The robbery operation occurred shortly before 4pm when the bank was winding up the business of the day.

Eyewitnesses said the heavily armed robbers came in three vehicles and blew the bank’s door with dynamite.

Some policemen attached to the bank were said to have engaged the robbers but three of them lost their lives in the gun duet.

The robbers escaped with unspecified amount of money.

The Ondo Police Spokesman, Femi Joseph who confirmed the attack and death of three of his men said the commissioner, Gbenga Adeyanju has already visited the scene.

He commiserated with the families of the slain officer’s, saying the command will release their identities after they have been formally briefed of the sad incident.

Joseph said that the command was on trail of the robbers and appealed to the people to provide relevant information that will lead to their arrest.

He assured that that command was on top of the situation in the state, stressing that the people should go about their lawful businesses without fear.

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