Residents send SOS to Sanwo-Olu, Lagos CP

Residents of Lawani Street, off Ishaga Road, Surulere Area of Lagos State, have sent a Save-Our-Soul (SOS) to the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and all security agencies over frequent robbery attacks in the area.

The Guardian gathered that the street has been raided four-times in two weeks this month alone.

Consequently, property worth millions of naira had been lost to the frequent robbery attacks on the street.

Narrating her ordeal in the latest incident, which happened on Tuesday, July 18, a victim, who pleaded anonymity, said some of the robbers climbed her fence and jumped into the balcony of her storey building to gain entrance into the compound.

The traumatised aged-woman said the robbers, who came with dangerous weapons, including guns, cutlasses and knives, unscrewed her television set from the wall, collected money running into thousands of naira, laptops and mobile phones from the occupants of the building.

Another resident, who also spoke under the condition of anonymity, claimed that the robbers were young men, who usually threatened to kill any residents bold enough to challenge them, and explained that they were also in the habit of vandalising cars, especially Toyota and Lexus.

Another victim, who recalled how men employed to guard the street were tied up during one of the incidents, said one of the security men was even taken away and later dumped on the way to Ilasa via Idi-Araba from where he made his way back and promptly resigned due to the trauma he experienced.

They lamented that though they always report the robbery attacks to the police, who usually send officers to assess the post incidence damages, these have not deterred the robbers.

The residents appealed to Governor Sanwo-Olu to prevail on the state’s Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, and the Divisional Police officer in the area to deploy more patrols at night to protect their lives and property.

(SOS) to the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and all security agencies over frequent robbery attacks in the area.

The residents, yesterday, said that the daredevil robbers, who usually operate in a group between 2:00a.m. and 3:30a.m., had been attacking the street since last year.

The Guardian gathered that the street has been raided four-times in two weeks in the month of July alone.

Consequently, property worth millions of naira had been lost to the frequent robbery attacks on the street.

The traumatised aged-woman said the robbers, who came with dangerous weapons, including guns, cutlasses and knives unscrewed her television set from the wall, collected money running into thousands of naira, laptops and mobile phones from the occupants of the building.

Another resident, who also spoke under the condition of anonymity, claimed that the robbers were young men, who usually threatened to kill any residents bold enough to challenge them, and explained that they were also in the habit of vandalising cars, especially Toyota and Lexus.

Another victim, who recalled how men employed to guard the street were tied up during one of the incidents, said one of the security men was even taken away and later dumped on the way to Ilasa via Idi-Araba from where he made his way back and promptly resigned due to the trauma he experienced.

They lamented that though they always report the robbery attacks to the police, who usually send officers to assess the post incidence damages, these have not deterred the robbers.

The residents appealed to Governor Sanwo-Olu to prevail on the state’s Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, and the Divisional Police officer in the area to deploy more patrols at night to protect their lives and property.