Suspected armed robbers have shocked residents of an Ogun community after warning them to get money ready at home.
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Residents of Anglican Road, Ilupewo community in Ado-Odo-Otta Local
Government Area of Ogn State are now living in fear after armed robbers
wrote them letters asking them to leave money at home during Christmas.
However, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP, Ahmed Iliyasu, has called on the residents to remain calm.
The robbers reportedly posted the letters on gates and doors
informing residents of the boundary community between Lagos and Ogun
States, to keep Christmas gifts for them as they would be visiting
anytime soon.
Following the development, the residents have been living in fear, while some have deserted their homes.
The residents, Wednesday, woke up to discover several of such
letters posted to their doorposts, telling them that the robbers were
coming for the operation because of the coming Christmas and New Year
festivities.
The letter which had the following incomplete phone numbers –
0702288949, 080449930 – stressed that they (robbers) didn’t want excuses
from residents over non-availability of money at home.
The said letter reportedly typed in Yoruba language, introduced the
robbers as ‘Strong men of the road that own the night,’ urging the
recipients to ensure they keep money at home always, even as they vowed
to deal mercilessly with any resident who claims he does not have money
as advanced notice has been given to prepare them.
But the CP, in a statement on Thursday, assured the residents that
the police was working effortlessly to stop the planned robbery.
He stated that about 60 houses on Anglican Road had the letters
posted on their doorposts and that the residents reported the matter at
the Sango Police Station.
He, however, called on the residents to remain calm as the security operatives were up to task in dealing with the criminals.
“We are on top of the situation and security has been beefed up in the community,” the CP stated.
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