Armed men broke into Abubakar
Abdulsalam post-graduate hall of residence at the University of Ibadan in the
early hours of Sunday.
A witness revealed that the
incident occurred around 2am, disclosing that laptops, jewelry and other valuables
were carted away by the attackers.
The witness said two male
students who were not aware that the suspected robbers were operating in hall
were attacked “and it was very bloody.”
He said the invaders were armed
with guns, machete and axes.
“It happened around 2am. They
went to the female block. We have blocks for female and two for male. They got
in through a window,” he said.
“They couldn’t operate for long.
When they called, we quickly raised alarm from the guys block. They tied some
of the security men that we have. They beat some of them.
“They went from room to room to
take their laptops and jewelry. Those people came in with guns, machete, axe.
It is an unfortunate incident.”
Corroborating the story, a female
student said the armed men who were six would have attacked her but for the
intervention of university’s security team.
“They started robbing from the
first floor and robbed like two rooms in the second floor. They were like six
in number. What actually woke me up was the doors that they were banging. It
was so loud,” she said.
“The security men said they were
armed with guns but we saw cutlass. They tied one security man but the other
was able to escape. He was the one that alerted UI security team.
“They stole phones, systems and
an iPad. A guy who came out with his iPhone to check what was happening was
robbed. When they left, the guy tracked the iPhone to Zik hall.
“When he was going to the hall, I
guess they knew he was coming and he was stabbed. Another guy was also stabbed
on his head also. We were so scared.”
The incident is coming weeks
after gunmen invaded Obafemi Awolowo hall, also a female hostel in the
university.
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