Some residents of Olofa Estate in Ofatedo, Egbedore local government area of Osun State where some unknown robbers pasted notice of attack in July this year.
InsightMedia recalls that some residents dropped some notice of attack in July, a development that threw the community into panicking mood.
“I relocated my family to Ede because I did not want to fall victim to dare devil robbers,” a resident who spoke in confidence said.
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The Field Commandant, Osun Amotekun Corps, Amitolu Shittu, had allayed fears over the development, saying: “Although there was no formal report yet from the community, immediately we saw the letters from the robbers on the social media, I met some residents of the area and I asked some relevant questions.
“We have not met with the representatives of the community as a group, but we are on top of the situation. We, however, cannot disclose in full our strategy in the media.”
Sadly, a week after the notice was posted some daredevil robbers invaded the community, robbing and injuring residents.
According to reports, the robbers numbering five on July 1, 2021, invaded the Ilupeju area, Ofatedo community in Egbedore Local Government Area, Osun State.
Residents said the robbers attacked the community around 1:30 a.m. They first attacked a poultry farm after they shot the night guard several times, but he escaped.
The robbers then invaded another factory in the area from where they forced their way into residential buildings and robbed occupants of their valuables.
It was said that the robbers operated for about four hours and left the community around 5 a.m.
Speaking with The Nation, one of the night guards in the area, who identified himself simply as Segun, said: “They (robbers) came to our community around 1a.m. I was on duty. The bandits were looking for money. Unfortunately, they could not get anything where I am securing. They attacked me with a machete.”
Another resident who spoke in confidence said he was tied and locked up in the toilet by the hoodlums.
He said: “I was tied and locked up in the toilet. After I freed myself and left the toilet, I was hearing gunshots even till around 5a.m. The robbers were five in number. Two of them carried guns. Only one of them did not wear a mask.”
It will be recalled that a similar notice was pasted in the Onikoko area in Abeokuta South Local Government Area by suspected robbers in December 2020.
The robbers were said to have pasted the notice on the walls of different buildings, telling the residents to be ready to give “what belongs to us.”
The letter reads: “We armed robbers are using this medium to notify you that we are coming to pay you a visit very soon in this community to collect what belongs to us.
“Go out and tell the landlord, landladies, tenants and visitors that we are coming to visit them very soon. Thanks.”
