Residents of Ronke Street and the environ, in Ijeshatedo area of
Lagos State have raised the alarm over a letter purportedly written to
them by armed robbers alerting them (residents) of their intention to
raid the area.
Copies of the letter, Saturday Sun learnt, were
conspicuously pasted on the wall of some of the buildings. In the
letter, the robbers said: “We will pay you people a visit soon. Be
prepared for us.” Following the development, residents of the area have
made arrangements to secure their houses.
While they have collectively engaged the services of vigilance
groups, most of them have erected iron doors in their rooms. Some,
however, have fled their homes. A resident, who spoke with Saturday Sun,
said they woke up recently to discover the letter pasted on their gates
and walls. “Initially, we thought the letter was from either PHCN or
one of those bills from local government. We got the shock of our lives
when we read and it was from robbers who said they would visit us any
moment.
As you can observe, everyone is panicky. I have hired the services of
a welder to fortify my door,” he stated. Another resident begged the
police to come to their rescue, as the vigilance group they contracted
seems not to be up to the task on hand. “It is not a joke, because like
the letters said, they will surely come. We have vigilantes and we are
made to pay N100 per month for security. The only way out is for the
police to secure us. If they don’t, we will just keep money at home
because I know that they will surely come,” he said.
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