There was panic on Efon Alaye Close, Ojodu-Berger, Lagos, on Saturday, as a four-man robbery gang operated freely in the area and vandalised many vehicles.


A distress call to the 767 emergency line made by one of the residents during the attack around 3.30am did not yield positive results.

An official, who reportedly picked the call, was said to have assured the caller that a team of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command would be deployed in the scene shortly.

police patrol team from the Ojodu Police Station, a short distance away from the scene, later arrived at the area around 5.30am, one and a half hours after the bandits had left.

One of the victims, Olajoju Adekunle, who is a new tenant in the area and whose Toyota Highlander was vandalised, lamented his loss, noting that the incident happened on his first night in the apartment. He explained that the gang scaled the fence to gain entry into the compound, where he parked his vehicle.


He said, “My permanent residence is in Mowe, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. I work in Ikeja. I usually run into traffic while returning home in the evening, especially now that construction is ongoing at the expressway. On Thursday, I left the office around 4pm and got home at 9pm. I was so tired.

“I rented the apartment in Ojodu about a week ago so that I could pass the night there whenever there is traffic. I moved into the room on Friday evening. I parked my vehicle in the compound alongside three other neighbours’ cars.

“Around 3.30am, the theft alarm in my vehicle went off and I woke up. When I peeped through the window to see what was wrong, I saw some men on the premises.”

Adekunle stated that one of the robbers corked his gun and threatened to shoot whoever came out, while another moved around the compound, flashing a torch.

He narrated that two other members of the gang broke the window of his vehicle to gain entry and started removing some vital parts.

“One of them was shouting, ‘I need blood! Come out!’ They also opened the bonnet of my vehicle. I was shivering. It was a bad omen for such a thing to happen on my first day in a new apartment. Saturday was also my birthday.

“They flashed a torch into the other cars but they did not vandalise them. They left the compound at 4am. When I came out from my room, I saw that they had removed the brain box, headlamps, battery, musical set, the two side mirrors and some other parts. It was a great loss.”

A resident, who preferred to be identified simply as Tunde for security reasons, said he woke up to use the toilet when he got wind of the attack.
He said he managed to put a distress call to 767 and an official, who picked the call, promised that policemen would be deployed in the scene immediately.

Tunde said, “I noticed that it was a woman who picked the call. I gave her the address and she assured me that RRS men would soon be there. To my surprise, no policeman came. Those robbers left about 20 minutes after I made the call. If the policemen had come on time, the hoodlums would have been caught in the act.

“It was around 5am that I got a call from a policeman, who said he was from the Ojodu Police Station. He asked me if the robbers were still around. I was very angry. I insulted him and hung up on him. I still have the call logs on my phone.

“About 30 minutes after, four policemen came in a patrol van, blaring siren. They wanted to enter the premises, and I accused them of being irresponsible. Ojodu-Berger is less than five-minute drive to the close.”

Another resident, whose company’s vehicle, a pickup van, was vandalised, was lamenting as he said it was his first time of bringing the van home, adding that he wanted to use it to convey some goods early on Saturday.

“I parked the pickup by the roadside in front of my house. I wanted to go out in the morning when I saw its side window broken. They (hoodlums) removed the brain box and the battery. I don’t know what to tell my boss now,” the man, who identified himself as Baba Dara, added.

A landlord, who did not want his name publicised, said the incident made it the third time this year when robbers would vandalise vehicles in the area without any resistance.

He stated, “Security is very poor here. We are supposed to engage armed security guards to man the surroundings at night. But most of the landlords are nonchalant about the recurring attacks. There was a time the robbers raided about three streets and vandalised several vehicles.

“An SUV that was brought to a mechanic workshop for repair was among the affected vehicles. They removed the brain box, headlamps and the battery of the vehicle. The mechanic had to run around to raise money to replace the stolen parts.

“We are also faced with incidences of thieves tearing window nets and stealing valuables.”

Reacting to the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Chike Oti, said the Ojodu Police Station was informed that there was a distress call from the area at 5.25am.

“Policemen mobilised to the scene immediately and got there at 5.30am. It was not a case of late response; it was a case of not getting information on time. The Lagos State Command is responsible and responsive. We don’t waste time in responding to distress calls,” Oti added.
Source: http://www.nairafame.com/2018/12/lagos-policemen-respond-to-distress.html?m=1

What a failed society! If good Nigerians don't rise up to put an end to this menace, those who live in secured areas will one day become victims when they pass through these terrible areas...

home of thugs
omo na big loss o
fuc brain box
if i wan buy any car now na bullet proof o
see auction export loading
dem go don enter ladipo go sell am

Nigerian Police Force...Aye ni Koko!

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Una no want make them celebrate Christmas with their families?

They will start to arrest passers-by for questioning.

Robbers go plenty this Xmas Sha..


Make dem no near me ooo...before Ogun go kee them

As usual , they are only good in raiding night clubs arresting homosexuals.



Am suspecting that lagos Cp must be gay.

Police close station by 6pm for security reasons-Falz

Breaking::::::::::: if you live in IKOTUN Lagos governors road precisely, there's a bus stop called pipeline, fuel pipe burst there oh, people are carrying fuel with keg oh, civil defence are there selling fuel to people oh, they even came with their own keg too stealing fuels, a friend of mine bought 10litre for 1k, I took pictures they collected my phone forced me to delete them, this is very risky oh

If fire break out, the whole area go dey affected oh







Update NUPENG Ejigbo branch just came now, they want to fix it, they've asked everyone to leave



But this country sha

Rubbish, This is all propaganda.
The Nigerian police are the most elite
If you don't believe me then your destiny is useless.

Naija don't cast.

As usuall, they will start harassing innocent passer by
Naija I hail thee

No wise Nigerian depends on the Police, NEPA, Urban Water Board, or government hospitals.

kemzy036:


“One of them was shouting, ‘I need blood! Come out!’ They also opened the bonnet of my vehicle. I was shivering. It was a bad omen for such a thing to happen on my first day in a new apartment. Saturday was also my birthday.

Just be grateful they were mercy thieves and didn't kill anyone or you a day before your birthday. All the rest na story.

Pls They tried, it's not easy. If it is You become a Police

Besides We Can't verify the Full Story

I'm sorry to say this. Nigeria looks like a country of fools ruled by idiots at all level. Nothing ever works,yet citizens are too casual about it

Youthsarise:
As usuall, they will start harassing innocent passer by
Naija I hail thee

that is the normal police Job.. harassing people and corruption ..smh for this country

Police were probably paid to stay away...

kemzy036:


“It was around 5am that I got a call from a policeman, who said he was from the Ojodu Police Station. He asked me if the robbers were still around. I was very angry. I insulted him and hung up on him. I still have the call logs on my phone.

The police man wey pick that call na clown.

Omo see question

More like, "Are they done with the robbery cos next year is around the corner , I can't come and kill myself "

Police station dey close for 6 Security reasons ooo

You mean none of the tenants had Juju to come out and face the criminals

This is what foreign religion has given us

Buhari sef

Sad

Nukilia:
What a failed society! If good Nigerians don't rise up to put an end to this menace, those who live in secured areas will one day become victims when they pass through these terrible areas...

l agree with you, there is so much insecurity across Nigeria, senseless killings going on almost on a daily basis and the citizens have no where to cry to

Qualitygod01:


The police man wey pick that call na clown.

Omo see question

More like, "Are they done with the robbery cos next year is around the corner , I can't come and kill myself "

Na real clown

It is like the police were around the corner and waiting for the robbers to escape. They could not even pretend to not be involved. Perhaps, the robbers forgot to call the police that they were done. The police had to make sure by calling the citizen for confirmation.

This is evidently a robbery backed by the police.

Yoruba police