It was gathered that the residents woke up in the morning and discovered several of such letters pasted to their doorposts.
The letter insinuated that the robbers were coming for the operation because of the forthcoming Christmas and New Year festivities. The most shocking aspect of the letter was the phone numbers that accompanied it. The phone numbers are however incomplete. The phone numbers’ 0702288949, 080449930.
They stressed that they didn’t want excuses from residents over non-availability of money at home. They said the letter was to inform them about their coming and ensure they keep money at home always.
The letter was written in Yoruba language and typed in capital letters.
They introduced themselves as "Strong men of the road that owns the night."
The translation of the letter goes thus: “Notice to Anglican Road Community. We are the strong man of the road. Happy Christmas and New Year in advance. We are owners of the night. We’re writing to you with our whole heart; we are coming to visit you. You should prepare for us and alert you’re vigilantes. We know you have a formidable vigilante, however, if two irons touch each other, one will bend. We don't want to hear that there is nothing at home. That is why we are notifying you. If you hear a knock on your door, in your interest, kindly open your house or you will be wasted.”
A landlord in the area, who identified himself as Mr. Femi Martins, said: “We’re used to pilfering in our community, but we woke up on Tuesday morning to see letters pasted on our doors. About 60 houses on Anglican Road had the letters pasted on doorposts. We immediately called a meeting. We also reported the matter at the Sango Police Station. We want 24 hours police patrol in our community. We believe that these hoodlums live among us and they can strike anytime.”
Before the letters, police had been patrolling some areas in the community, but didn’t stop series of robberies taking place.
It was also gathered that residents, who usually switched off their generators around 11pm were now being forced to switch off by 9:30pm, while business owners now closes shop by 6pm.
A tenant, Jide, said: “I have told my wife to relocate from the area for now. I don't want anything bad to happen to my family. The community is deserted and we are appealing to government to beef up security.”
When contacted, the Commissioner of Police Ogun state police command Mr. Ahmed Iliyasu assured the residents that security has been beefed up in the community.
His words: “The command is aware of the letter and we are on top of the situation.”
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