Nigeria, April 11 -- The police in Ondo State say they are increasing surveillance of banks following the rising armed robbery cases in the state.

The state commissioner of police, Adie Undie, who spoke to reporters on Wednesday in Akure, also lamented the frequency of banditry and kidnapping in the state.

On Monday, a group of bandits attacked a commercial bank in Ido-Ani, killing no fewer than seven persons.

Although the police arrested one person in connection with the robbery, the larger group is still at large.

Mr Undie, however, said an investigation was ongoing to unmask the brains behind the robbery.

According to him, security surveillance have been scaled up around bank premises across the 18 local government areas of the st...