Armed robbers in 4 hr raid raid of Lagos community, demands for pants, bras, 2 killed

Armed robbers have raided Araromi in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, killing no fewer than two persons and injuring many others in an operation that lasted for about four hours demanding for pants and bras.
According to residents of the area, the attack, which lasted from about 12am to 4am, saw the use of guns, daggers and machetes by the robbers said to be between 20 years and 22 years, who went from building to building in the entire area.
They were said to have split themselves into groups before starting their operation at 1, Adewunmi Adebiyi Street. Four flats were reportedly robbed at 1, Adewunmi Adebiyi, while a person was stabbed on the thigh for refusing to part with his money.
An elderly woman, who didn’t want her name mentioned, explained: “When they asked me to submit every valuable items I had in my apartment, I started begging them. I pleaded with them that I was sick. I didn’t have any money at home. One of them insisted that I should submit my pants and bras since I didn’t have money. I told them that my pants are dirty and that I had soaked all in bleach. When I responded that way, one of them suggested that they should kill me. They asked me if I thought they were joking with me. One of them said that they should allow being because I was old enough to be their mom.”
Another victim at 1, Adewunmi Adebiyi, Adegoroye Olashinle, said: “We were sleeping when we suddenly heard a loud bang on our door. Before I knew what was happening, six young men barged inside our apartment. They threatened to kill my family and I.
“Immediately the robbers entered our apartment, one of them grabbed my three-year-old son, raised him high and pointed a gun to his head. Right in the presence of his watching colleagues, he threatened to shoot if we didn’t submit all valuables in the house.
“I quickly brought out the sum of N75,000, which I had kept in my wardrobe. I also submitted my phones, laptop and my wedding ring. They later left our apartment to that of our neighbour. When they entered our neighbour’s apartment, we heard then shouting, ordering them to bring out whatever they had or they would be killed.”
The Chief Imam of Olorunkemi Mosque, Alhaji Abduganiy Salaudeen, who lives at 4, Adewunmi Adebiyi Street, was also not spared by the bandits.
Salaudeen recalled: “We were sleeping when the robbers forcibly opened our door. They started moving from one apartment to the next. The robbers robbed eight flats in our building and collected tenants’ valuables.
“Whenever they gained access into any room, they would demand for money, phones and other valuables.”