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Robbery In Igando, Ejigbo Over COVID-19 Lockdown (Video)
There is an ongoing robbery in Igando area of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city amid COVID-19 lockdown.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that residents of Igando took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter to give scary updates regarding the robbery.
Giving an update of the situation in Igando, a Twitter user by name Ogundeji, tweeted: “Those of us living within Egan Igando are not sleeping tonight, we are currently camped outside because they are currently robbing the bus stop before oursTired face Please @PoliceNG kindly contact your station at Igando so they can do something before it gets out of hand.”
Those of us living within Egan Igando are not sleeping tonight, we are currently camped outside because they are currently robbing the bus stop before ours😫
Please @PoliceNG kindly contact your station at Igando so they can do something before it gets out of hand— E. T. OGUNDEJI ESQ. (@I_AM_EMCALY) April 13, 2020
Another Twitter user and a resident of Igando, Ada Okija tweeted: “Please Pray for us oh.. Also call the Emergency numbers. Adenson, Vulcanizer by Akesan Igando road is being robbed now.”
Please Pray for us oh..
Also call the Emergency numbers.
Adenson,Vulcanizer by Akesan Igando road is being robbed now— AdaOkija (@Cheeyormah1) April 13, 2020
Sylva, another resident of Igando, tweeted: “Robbery attacks going on in some part of Igando…… Few Street away from my house sef loudly crying face loudly crying face… God who we offend bayii.”hern
Robbery attacks going on in some part of igando…… Few Street away from my house sef😭😭.. God who we offend bayii
Igando
Breaking news
President buhari#COVID19#buhari— Sylva (@Sylva9544) April 13, 2020
Another tweeted: “Igando under attack. Ijegun boys moving out to mount bus stop since are in close proximity. Zero loose guard.”
Igando under attack
ijegun boys moving out to mount bus stop since are in close proximity
Zero looseguard pic.twitter.com/W5qq54yqOf
— DannydigitCommand-PR (@DannydigitCMDpr) April 13, 2020
On the other hand, one Thompson Jotham tweeted: “Live in Igando. Jungle justice about to take place,” he captioned a video showing the moment suspected hoodlums were caught and about to be burnt alive by residents of Igando.
Live in Igando
Jungle Justice about to take place pic.twitter.com/b6nPwwfxKP
— Thompson Jotham (@ThompsonJotham8) April 13, 2020
NewsOne Nigeria understands that residents of Ejigbo like Igando, have also taken to the micro-blogging site, Twitter to update Nigerians on the ongoing robbery in Ejigbo.
A resident of Ejigbo by name Ada Ngwa tweeted: “If you’re around Jakande, Ejigbo, Ijegun, Ikotun please be careful o these boys are around… I just ran inside now after hearing gunshots…”
If you’re around Jakande, Ejigbo, Ijegun, ikotun please be careful o these boys are around… I just ran inside now after hearing gunshots… 😭 😭 😭 😭
— AdaNgwa1 (@Aizorah1) April 13, 2020
Another tweeted: “The hooligans have gotten to my area ooo… They’ve been along the Idimu-Ejigbo road for a while now harassing people and vehicles passing by, collecting people’s phones and money…I’m scared for tonight… God protect us, let them not come into the estates.”
The hooligans have gotten to my area ooo… They’ve been along the idimu-Ejigbo road for a while now harassing people and vehicles passing by, collecting people’s phones and money…I’m scared for tonight… God protect us, let them not come into the estates🙏🙏😢😢
— Forever Khafinated (Mrs Banks) ☕️☕️ (@miss_utti) April 13, 2020
Sadly, another Twitter user alleged that she was snubbed by the DPO of Ejigbo when she put a call across to update the police officer of the robbery in Ejigbo. She tweeted: “My friend just sent a text to tell me thieves are shooting around her area. I called a policeman I know, he gave me the contact of the DPO Ejigbo station. Called this man, he picked and told me wrong number even before I introduced. Myself. We are on our own!!”
My friend just sent a text to tell me thieves are shooting around her area. I called a police man I know,he gave me the contact of the DPO Ejigbo station. Called this man, he picked and told me wrong number even before I introduced myself. We are on our own!!
— Nneka Ogbechie 🎀 (@Miss_Nneka_) April 13, 2020
Meanwhile, this is coming a few hours after President Muhamadu Buhari extended lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja for another 14 days.