Black Saturday at UI as Armed Robbers Torture Students, Steal Phones, Others

Israel Adeleke 

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that armed robbers on Saturday morning raided the Awolowo Hall of Residence of the students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State, carting away valuables worth thousands of naira.

OTN News further reports that multiple sources who confirmed this incident, disclosed that the items lost were mobile telephone handsets, pieces of jewellery, clothing and others.

Speaking, the Public Relations Officer of the Institution, Joke Akinpelu, said that the incident occurred at the hall of residence during the early hours of Saturday.

She explained that the thief entered only two rooms and stole two mobile phones.

According to her, the victims unsuspectingly left their doors open to either use the toilet or wash plates when the thief followed them in to pick up their phones.

“The thief asked whether they had laptops, but they said no, and when an alarm was raised, he fled,” she said.

The spokesperson however, said that the police had been informed and were investigating the case.

A student, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “Aside from the lost items, the affected students were tortured during the raids that lasted for few hours.”

Another source explained that “the security section was alerted by the screaming of the affected students as they hurriedly swung into action.

“Some of the suspects who were arrested have been handed over to the police at Sango Police Station.”