According to reports, the robber stormed the area around 2 am on Monday morning and did not leave until after three hours of inflicting pains to residents in the area.
It was a night of terror for residents of Popoola and Ore-ofe Streets, in Bariga area of Lagos State when group of dare devil robbers invaded the area during the Eid-el Fitri celebration on Monday, July 28, 2014.
The robbery gang which was made up of 25 able bodied men stabbed at least three residents during the raid.
One of the victims, a 25-year-old who was stabbed in the head and back was rushed to a private hospital in the area for treatment.One of the residents popularly known asIya Bukola, said,The robbers burgled shops. We were caught unawares because of the Eid-el Fitri celebration.
However some of the residents were angry that even when policemen from Pedro Police Division were contacted during the robbery, they refused to show up early to save them.
Police sources claimed they had gotten to the scene immediately they were notified.
Meanwhile, efforts to reach the Lagos state police public relations officer, Ngozi Braide, through a phone call was unsuccessful, as her phone lines were unanswered.
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