Months after InsideMainland reported the plight of residents of Sologun Street in Aguda, Surulere, Lagos Mainland, and how they live in fear due to spike in armed robbery in the area, the situation has gotten worse with more residents now fleeing their homes.

Recall that in August 2018, InsideMainland reported how notorious bandits barged into people’s homes in the neighbourhood to rob them of their valuables leaving residents in fear for their lives and properties.

At the time, a victim who spoke to InsideMainland on condition of anonymity narrated how the robbers operate in the axis brazenly saying the bandits often carry out the act when residents are fast asleep. “Never in my life have I experienced such. It has left me completely disoriented. I became a victim early Monday morning around 2:30 - 3:00 am. The guys tried knocking my entrance door down. They kicked the door like five times despite my screaming for help and wedging the door with chairs,” the victim said.

... read more here - https://insidemainland.com/2019/01/21/sos-more-residents-flee-surulere-as-robbery-attacks-escalate/

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