In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, some of the students of University of Ibadan living in off campus private hostels were shot at, with their mobile phones, iPads, laptops and other portable gadgets as well as money carted away.
It was gathered that the armed robbers who stormed Barika area, Agricola street and Agbowo community located in Ibadan North local government area of Ibadan, between the hours of 1:30 a.m and 2:00 a.m, injured the residents and a watchman during the robbery operations.
Our correspondent gathered that the injured students have been taken to the Jaja clinic in the university campus while other residents who also sustained injuries, were taken to a private hospital in the area.
A student, who identified himself as Eddy, said porous security at Agricola area made the robbery operation possible and successful.
He said, “I learnt that the security men hired by landlords at Agricola street were disengaged because of issue about payment.
“The robbers numbering about 12 came armed with guns, cutlasses, knives and other weapons.
“They scaled the fence and landed in our hostel and started breaking doors and shooting to scare us. They wanted us to know that they were armed”, he revealed.
Meanwhile, police officers from Sango and other areas were said to have moved to the scene after being alerted but the robbers were said to have left before their arrival.
Another UI student said three students were injured at his hostel but nobody was killed.
The student, who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “A particular student lost many gadgets to the hoodlums. They took away her iPhone and came back to ask her to write the password of her banking app.
“She hurriedly went to check her account in the morning and discovered that they had cleared her account”, he added
When contacted, the Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident but said that he had not received details on the matter.
“You would be updated, please,” he said.