Osun: Robbers raid community, steal cash, injure residents

Some armed robbers attacked residents of the Ilupeju community in Ofatedo, Osun State, injuring five people, The Punch has said. The robbers are also reported to have entered poultry located in the area and injured a guard on duty.

According to a resident who narrated the ordeal to The Punch, the attackers, who "first entered the poultry and attacked the nigh guard on duty" arrived in the community at 1 am.

We were told the men were five in number and wore mask.

The guard was attacked but he was not killed. “They later moved to some residential buildings in the area and injured about four other people including a woman.

They also stole cash and some personal effects of the residents.“They operated till around 5am because I heard gunshots till around that time.”The spokesperson for Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, said she had not been briefed.