There were fears and tension in the
Mushin area of Lagos State on Monday morning after about 60 robbers
operated on no fewer than eight streets and destroyed about 30 vehicles.
Some residents told our correspondent
that the robbers also raped some young ladies and operated unchallenged
for about seven hours.
The hoodlums, who reportedly belonged to
two cult groups – Akala boys and Toheeb’s gang – ravaged New Balogun,
Euba, Ayonuga, Tiamiyu, Haruna, Ereko, Oyedele streets and Coker Lane.
A mosque on Coker Lane was not spared as the worshippers, who slept in the mosque after a vigil, were robbed by the hoodlums.
One of the people in the mosque said that the robbers fired bullets for over one hour before robbing from house-to-house.
He said, “It was around 12am on Monday morning that we started hearing gunshots. It lasted for about an hour.
“Around 1am, they started going from
house-to-house, robbing the occupants. They stole about seven laptops
from the house opposite this mosque. They stole phones, money and
everything they saw. They came inside the mosque and took our phones and
money. People were crying throughout the night. It was terrible.”
Another witness said the robbers were not
in a haste. He said they robbed till 5am and came back at 6am to
continue before leaving around 7am.
Our correspondent observed that a
generator was also removed from its shed by the robbers. Vehicles parked
on the streets were vandalised by the robbers, just as two Toyota Hilus
van were burnt.
Our correspondent counted 20 vehicles,
but some residents said about 10 damaged cars had been taken away by
their owners for repairs.
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