RAMPAGING ROBBERS RAPE PATIENT, HOSPITAL STAFF

It wa a pathetic scene recently when robbers have stormed a private hospital in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. In

their wake, they left traumatised victims.

The robbers not only robbed patients on admission and personnel of the

health facility, Amazing Grace Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, they reportedly

raped some of the female victims.

However, nemesis has caught up with two of the robbers – Demola David

and Dare Oladunjoye. They are part of the 10 suspected armed robbers

arrested by the police in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area.

David and Oladunjoye were said to have earlier shot dead one Alayande

Oladipo on the same date.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi,

who confirmed this in a statement yesterday, said the suspects were

arrested on Saturday at Olisa Street, Ijebu-Ode.

Adejobi said that the other eight suspects were nabbed after a fierce

shootout between them and the police.

He explained that the police operatives attached to Igbeba Division

acted on a tip-off that armed men were seen at Molipa/Ikanga area in

Ijebu-Ode about 5:30am on Saturday.

He said: “The police operatives attached to Igbeba Division of the

command swung into action immediately the information got to them and

rushed to the said area where the suspected armed robbers opened fire

on the police operatives who responded with heavy fire power which

curtailed the men before eight of them were arrested.”

The PPRO disclosed that the leader of the gang, one Ayomide Muruf,

alias Sucker, sustained bullet wound in the battle.

He added: “Other members of the gang arrested included Kayode (surname

yet unknown) alias Small; Tunde Ruben, Tomiwa Adekoye, Adeyemi

Adegoke, Kufe Emmanuel, Moses Udoh and Akeem Adenrele alias Polo while

some of the robbers escaped with bullet wounds.”

Adejobi noted that the state Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali,

had commended the police operatives who were involved in the

successful operation.

He said Ali had directed that the suspects be transferred to the

Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Abeokuta for further investigation

and prosecution.

Meanwhile, armed robbers at the weekend in Abeokuta invaded the

residence of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

serving in Ogun State.

The lodge is located behind Staff Development Centre, Presidential

Boulevard, Abeokuta, the state capital. The robbers reportedly stole

valuables, including undisclosed amount of cash, 10 laptops and 25

mobile phones.

The incident occurred about 3:00am on Saturday.

Some of the victims, who spoke with our correspondent on condition of

anonymity, said the bandits, numbering four, escaped through a

footpath after the robbery.

The corps members claimed this was the third time their lodge was

raided by robbers and appealed to security agencies and NYSC

authorities to come to their aid.

“We have earlier reported the two incidents to the police but no

action was taken. And now the attack was the third within months. We

are begging security authorities in the state and NYSC to come to our

aid before the bandits start killing us,” one of them said