“We are coming for you” – Robbers write residents in Ogun state

Residents of Lambe area of Ogun state have received an audacious letter from some fearless robbers urging them to give them a welcoming hospitality when they attack their community in the coming days. The daredevil men of the underworld who described themselves as friends of the community said in the letter written in Yoruba language and pasted conspicuously on many walls on Akin Akindele, Community Road and Jelili Popoola Streets, that they are coming ‘very soon’ and are not afraid of the police or other security agencies. The letter reads, “You residents of this area be prepared to receive your friends very soon. If you like, inform the police or your security men or OPC, you will just lose your lives. What is important is to cooperate with us and to get ready to give us a warm welcome,” the robbers said in the short letter. “If you like, inform the police or your security men or OPC, you will just lose your lives,” they warned. The letter ends with these words, “We your friends, robbers”. Panic and confusion had since enveloped the community with a resident describing Lambe as ‘the playground of armed robbers.’ “Lambe has become the play ground of armed robbers. Incessant robbery attacks have forced landlords to flee the area and are now tenants in other places,” he said, pleading that his name should not be mentioned. Landlords and tenants in the area are so confused that they do not know what to do and are prepared for the worst. Due to fear of the unknown, residents of the community are so scared to talk about the issue. A resident, who does not want his name disclosed, said he will not inform the police as there might be mass killings. “Besides, the police and the OPC cannot be trusted because they may be aware of their coming and will not do anything,” he said. A female resident said her family will relocate from the community this week. She said her family needs money to celebrate Easter, explaining that the residents are worried because of the lack of security in the country. She revealed that none of the residents wants to talk about it because “the robbers might be living among us.” “ I have warned my husband to stay away from this matter because you do not know who is who in the area, “she said. Another resident in the community said since they received the letter, most residents do not sleep again at night and the landlords and tenants are afraid to even inform the police or talk about it because those behind the letters could be among them. According to information made available to DailyPost, one of suspects behind the impudent letters was arrested in the night at about 1.00 am and handed over to the police at Ajunwo Police Division. However, efforts to reach the station’s DPO were futile as his phone rang endlessly unanswered. DailyPost