About 15 gunmen in the early hours of today attacked a residential estate in Lekki, next to Goshen Estate and Elf Estate, in a scene described by one resident as coming straight out of a movie script.

The police intervened soon after the robbery attempt began, and nobody was hurt.

The residents in the estate and surrounding neighborhoods awoke to the horrifying experience, which played out between the Second and Third Lekki Roundabouts, the gunmen arriving in two vehicles and storming their way into the estate.

A witness said the men gained access by driving in behind a resident and threatening the security guards. As part of the drama, their getaway vehicle was said to have been stolen at gunpoint in Isolo, and arrived with the car owner still bundled inside the boot.

The men set about entering homes, and had robbed about six residents before the police arrived at about 1.00am, blocking the main entrance of the estate with an armoured truck.
The robbers, determined to escape, forced the whole neighborhood—men, women and children— flat on their stomachs. One resident, still reeling from the shock, said the ordeal felt like five hours, although it only lasted about an hour.

“It's happening much too often,” another commented. “It is a miracle no one got killed.”

The robbery seemed well calculated and planned. From what the car owner who spent terrifying hours in the boot of his car described, the men convened at what seemed to be a mechanic's workshop to put finishing touches to their plans before they proceeded to Seaview.

What the robbers did not anticipate was the police presence and exchange. Then again, they may have anticipated a challenge as they came prepared with sophisticated and deadly assault gear, which forced the police to back off eventually. Some resident speculated they were armed with Uzis and AK 47s.

The Police/Rapid Response service armoured truck was relentlessly hit by the robbers during the intense exchange of fire, leaving it riddled with bullet holes, punctured tires, broken windscreens etc.
The robbers escaped, but the police are investigating.


http://saharareporters.com/news-page/gunmen-attack-lekki-neighborhood-lagos

Wtf the robbers escaped? GOD PLS GRANT US STATE POLICE AS NOTHING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS WORKING.

I thought the ban on okada will end all the robberies

onyekabe: I thought the ban on okada will end all the robberies

It's easier to rob with a bike, than with a car...

Third time in 2 weeks. The same mode of operation.

GARRI (x7):


It's easier to rob with a bike, than with a car...

na waec robbers de use bike. PHD robbers; the ones that visit banks, don't need bikes. they can shoot their way out of any gridlock.

GARRI (x7):


It's easier to rob with a bike, than with a car...

Really?
Did they ride okada from Isolo to Lekki??

hmm, seun and his site.

Part of why the toll gates of the lekki express road and why the citizens of the area would be paying exorbitant fee for 2 toll gate on same stretch of road cause they promised security! Didn't this robbers pass through this toll plazas to get to these estates that were robbed?

WHY DONT THESE KIND OF STORIES HIT THE FRONT PAGE INSTEAD OF STUPID TOPIC LIKE:- SOME SINGER/ARTIST WHO JUST GOT HIMSELF A NEW JEEP?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

onyekabe: I thought the ban on okada will end all the robberies

It will escalate it.

Nice choice, though I'm sorry for the poor residents. That estate belongs to the frog-eyed god of Bourdillon, Yekini Amoda Ogunlere, also known as Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The guy pretending to own it is one fat failure from London, one "Prince" Eludoyin. The robbers should go to Bourdillon and Royal Gardens, Ajah. Those are his too, stolen, as usual, from the state.