Armed Robbers have invaded a commercial bank in Oye Ekiti, according to reports from the area.

"The robbers who launched their operation around the closing hour of the bank blew the entrance door with a dynamite," according to one of the reports, by Channels TV.

It quoted the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Caleb Ikechukwu, as confirming the incident but without ascertaining if there were casualties.

Eyewitness pictures sent to Channels Television also showed a police van on the road that had allegedly been set ablaze by the criminals as well as two yet to be identified persons, lying in a pool of blood.