A yet-to-be identified night guard was allegedly killed by armed
robbers in Oju-irin, Akobo area of Ibadan on Saturday when robbers
numbering about 15 invaded the community.
Several others including a couple and 12 night guards sustained
various degrees of injuries during the robbery incident.
The night guards attacked were reported to be working in Yawiri,
Idi-isin, Tella, Anifalaje, Apata, Iyana Akanni, and Oju-Irin areas of
Akobo where the robbers operated for several hours.
According to the leader of the security guard in the area, identified
as Fagbenro, the guard was shot dead at Oju Irin on arrival of the
robbers at about 1am before moving to other areas.
He said that several of the guards, who were attacked by the robbers,
are presently on danger list at various hospitals.
An executive of Idi-Ishin landlord association who spoke with newsmen
under anonymity, said the robbers arrived the area in a Nissan Micra
car around 2am and raided houses in Yawiri area before proceeding to
other areas.
He confirmed that one night guard was killed around Oju-Irin and two
security guard who were instructed to guard a transformer at idi-isin
were brutally matcheted for preventing them from carting away
electrical equipments.
According to him, โThe residents alerted police officers on duty at
Akobo police station when they noticed the arrival of the robbers but
there was no response from the police, until around 6am in the
morning.
โIt is true that the robbers killed one night guard at Oju Irin. But
here, they matcheted our night guard. I am also aware that a couple
was matcheted at Yawiri up there and about 12 other night guards.
โFrom our investigations, the robbers arrived this area around 2am in
a Micra Nisan car and three motorcycles. Our night guards were just
returning from patrol when they attacked them at the transformer
point. The guards are in hospital recuperating now,โ he said.
Reacting, SP. Gbenga Fadeyi, the Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO) in the state, confirmed the incident, but denied the report of
any fatality.
โThe robbers ran away before the arrival of the Police in the area.
Efforts has been intensified to clamp down on the hoodlums that
carried out the evil act.
โInformation available to me has it that the night guards that were
attacked sustained injury but were rescued by the Police to UCH and
now responding to treatment. No guard was killed,โ he said.
