Three men who attempted to rob bank customers in Lagos State have been shot dead by the police.
The incident happened on Wednesday at about 10:30am at the Anthony area of the state.
It was gathered that a gang of bank thieves were waylaying customers who went to the FIN Bank and the FCMB along Ikorodu Road in a bid to snatch money from them.
The police, however, received a distress call and mobilised men from the Onipanu and Pedro police stations to the banks.
The policemen engaged the robbers in a shootout.
The police arrested two of the suspects while three others were killed.
The situation caused panic in the area as motorists and passers by scampered for safety.