A man almost lost his life when about 20
armed robbers invaded his house at former National Electric Power
Authority Cooperative Estate (NEPASCOOP) at Olajumoke, Akute, Ogun
State. The victim (name withheld) drew the ire of the robbers because he
had no money at home.
The angry robbers slammed a pestle on the victim’s head. The Chairman of the estate, who gave his name simply as Alabi, said the robbers inflicted the injury on the man after eating his food.
According to him, they apparently got angry because they did not find money in the victim’s home. “The victim was rushed to the hospital after the robbers left. If not, maybe he would have bled to death,” Alabi added.
Although the incident happened a few weeks ago, many of the residents said they were yet to get over their fear.
According to them, the attack was the second in the estate. On that fateful day, the robbers were said to have gained entrance into the estate by scaling the fence around 2am.
They robbed for two hours without interruption, moving from one building to the other. Before the robbers left, they had inflicted machete cuts on a man, flogged another with belt before slamming pestle on his head.
The bandits had also gone to another apartment and attempted to rape a lady. Most of the residents, who spoke with our correspondents, refused to disclose their identities, for the fear of the men of the underworld.
One of them said: “After robbing a particular apartment, they would lock the family in a room. They apparently did not want them to call for help or alert other neighbours. Then they would move to another apartment. We heard they robbed four buildings.”
A female resident said she was asleep while the operation lasted. She said: “It was the sound of a gunshot that woke me.
Two men were injured and rushed to the hospital. They entered the apartment of a man, ate his food and slammed a pestle on his head when they did not find money. He started bleeding. They also beat him with belt.
“In the case of the second man, they inflicted machete cuts on his hand. In one of the buildings, they wanted to rape a lady, but left her when they realised she was having her menses.”
Alabi said nobody notified the security guards in the estate because the clever robbers caged each robbed family in a room.
They were later rescued by neighbours. According to him, after the operation, the robbers jumped through the fence and went to the neighbouring community. He said: “Two members of the gang were arrested by policemen when the gang stopped and tried to rob a woman of her valuables.
The woman screamed for help. It was her shout that alerted the policemen. Others escaped, but two were not able to.” The suspects were taken to Ajuwon Police Station, Ogun State and later transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Abeokuta.
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The angry robbers slammed a pestle on the victim’s head. The Chairman of the estate, who gave his name simply as Alabi, said the robbers inflicted the injury on the man after eating his food.
According to him, they apparently got angry because they did not find money in the victim’s home. “The victim was rushed to the hospital after the robbers left. If not, maybe he would have bled to death,” Alabi added.
Although the incident happened a few weeks ago, many of the residents said they were yet to get over their fear.
According to them, the attack was the second in the estate. On that fateful day, the robbers were said to have gained entrance into the estate by scaling the fence around 2am.
They robbed for two hours without interruption, moving from one building to the other. Before the robbers left, they had inflicted machete cuts on a man, flogged another with belt before slamming pestle on his head.
The bandits had also gone to another apartment and attempted to rape a lady. Most of the residents, who spoke with our correspondents, refused to disclose their identities, for the fear of the men of the underworld.
One of them said: “After robbing a particular apartment, they would lock the family in a room. They apparently did not want them to call for help or alert other neighbours. Then they would move to another apartment. We heard they robbed four buildings.”
A female resident said she was asleep while the operation lasted. She said: “It was the sound of a gunshot that woke me.
Two men were injured and rushed to the hospital. They entered the apartment of a man, ate his food and slammed a pestle on his head when they did not find money. He started bleeding. They also beat him with belt.
“In the case of the second man, they inflicted machete cuts on his hand. In one of the buildings, they wanted to rape a lady, but left her when they realised she was having her menses.”
Alabi said nobody notified the security guards in the estate because the clever robbers caged each robbed family in a room.
They were later rescued by neighbours. According to him, after the operation, the robbers jumped through the fence and went to the neighbouring community. He said: “Two members of the gang were arrested by policemen when the gang stopped and tried to rob a woman of her valuables.
The woman screamed for help. It was her shout that alerted the policemen. Others escaped, but two were not able to.” The suspects were taken to Ajuwon Police Station, Ogun State and later transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Abeokuta.
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