Residents
of Lambe area of Ogun state have received an audacious letter from some
fearless robbers urging them to give them a welcoming hospitality when
they attack their community in the coming days.
The
daredevil men of the underworld who described themselves as friends of
the community said in the letter written in Yoruba language and pasted
conspicuously on many walls on Akin Akindele, Community Road and Jelili
Popoola Streets, that they are coming ‘very soon’ and are not afraid of
the police or other security agencies.
The
letter reads, “You residents of this area be prepared to receive your
friends very soon. If you like, inform the police or your security men
or OPC, you will just lose your lives. What is important is to cooperate
with us and to get ready to give us a warm welcome,” the robbers said
in the short letter.
“If you like, inform the police or your security men or OPC, you will just lose your lives,” they warned.
The letter ends with these words, “We your friends, robbers”.
Panic and confusion had since enveloped the community with a resident describing Lambe as ‘the playground of armed robbers.’
“Lambe
has become the play ground of armed robbers. Incessant robbery attacks
have forced landlords to flee the area and are now tenants in other
places,” he said, pleading that his name should not be mentioned.
Landlords
and tenants in the area are so confused that they do not know what to
do and are prepared for the worst. Due to fear of the unknown, residents
of the community are so scared to talk about the issue.
A resident, who does not want his name disclosed, said he will not inform the police as there might be mass killings.
“Besides,
the police and the OPC cannot be trusted because they may be aware of
their coming and will not do anything,” he said. A female resident said
her family will relocate from the community this week. She said her
family needs money to celebrate Easter, explaining that the residents
are worried because of the lack of security in the country.
She
revealed that none of the residents wants to talk about it because “the
robbers might be living among us.” “ I have warned my husband to stay
away from this matter because you do not know who is who in the area,
“she said.
Another
resident in the community said since they received the letter, most
residents do not sleep again at night and the landlords and tenants are
afraid to even inform the police or talk about it because those behind
the letters could be among them.
According to information made available to DailyPost, one of suspects behind the impudent letters was arrested in the night at about 1.00 am and handed over to the police at Ajunwo Police Division.
According to information made available to DailyPost, one of suspects behind the impudent letters was arrested in the night at about 1.00 am and handed over to the police at Ajunwo Police Division.
However, efforts to reach the station’s DPO were futile as his phone rang endlessly unanswered.
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