Alausa Police Barracks, Lagos State, carting
away valuables such as jewellery,
telephones and money.
Punch Metro learnt that the crime took place
penultimate Sunday at Alhaja Toheebat
Dosunmu's residence at officers' block, flat six. The
burglers went away without being apprehended.
It was learnt that the burglary was one of many
that had taken place in the barracks in recent
times.
Our correspondent, who visited the house
(Dosumus) on Sunday, learnt that the robbers
broke into the apartment around 3am.
An occupant of the house, that preferred
anonymity, said, "Around 3am on February 9, I heard a noise at the backdoor but there was
power outage at the time so I quickly turned on the
generator and went to see what was going on but I
didn't see anything.
"When it was daybreak, I heard Alhaja complaining
that she could not find her things. We went back to
the backdoor and noticed that it had been broken
and the net was torn. The thieves made away with
three phones, gold, money and other valuables
before fleeing."
It was learnt that such burglaries had become
common in the area as many other residents had
been victims in recent times.
An occupant of another flat told our correspondent
that the last time the thieves attacked his block,
they stole three laptops, phones and money,
adding that the matter had been reported at the
Alausa Police division.
Some residents told our correspondent that
security was lax in the barracks which had given
miscreants leeway to operate.
A resident, who identified herself simply as
Shekinat, said a few months ago, burglars attacked
about four apartments in different blocks in the
barracks.
She said despite the fact that a police division was
situated in the barracks, criminals usually operated
unhindered.
She said, "Every Tom, Dick and Harry has access to
this place. The policemen only secure their station,
leaving us at the mercy of these hoodlums.
"Some months ago, at least five families were
robbed and as I speak to you no one has been
arrested. If this can happen in a police barracks,
then it means Lagosians leaving in other parts of
the state are not safe."
When contacted on the telephone, the deputy
police public relations officer, Damascus Ozoanni,
said he had not been briefed on the incidents.
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
Post a Comment