Suspected armed robbers in the early hours of Wednesday killed a gatekeeper at the Mabila Hotel in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. ...
Suspected armed robbers in the early hours of Wednesday
killed a gatekeeper at the Mabila Hotel in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The Lagos Police said that the gatekeeper was shot while
attempting to prevent them from escaping, adding that the men also robbed some
officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that was
lodged in the hotel.
“One Prof. Odunsi, an official of the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) who lodged at the hotel was robbed of his two
phones, one HP Laptop and N20,000 cash.
“Similarly, two female officials of JAMB, who lodged at the
hotel, were robbed of their phones and jewellery,” police spokesman, Benjamin
Hundeyin, said.
He explained that the gatekeeper was rushed to an
undisclosed hospital, where he later died, adding that the corpse had been
deposited at the Ikorodu General Hospital mortuary.
According to Mr Hundeyin, the police got a distress call at
about 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday that some hoodlums had invaded the hotel.
He said that based on the call, the police from Owutu
Division went to the place immediately, adding that when the hoodlums sighted
the police van coming, they all fled in a Lexus SUV.
“The Commissioner of Police for Lagos State, CP Abiodun
Alabi, has assured that no stone will be left unturned. He has ordered a
serious manhunt for the suspects,” he said.
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