Last night Bedc light went off at 2:00 am as usual in Ikpoba Okha local govt of Edo state where I live. At around 2:30 am I heard a car drive through my street and packed close to my house. I thought it was one of the street neighbors, but I got suspicious when I heard footsteps around the compound.

It turned out that armed robbers came in the car and walked to the window of my neighbor who lives in another flat. Right after I heard sound of hitting and my neighbor's wife shouting. It turned out the armed robbers were breaking down the iron protector on my neighbors kitchen window. They succeeded in removing the iron protector and breaking all the glass ludvass. My neighbor rushed to the kitchen and tried to prevent them from entering inside while wielding a shovel. The wife at the side was shouting to alert people and also throwing things in the kitchen at the armed robbers.

Meanwhile I went to the window to shout and alert the neighbors, when I saw that no one was responding I started thinking if I should go out alone. I decided to go outside and pretend to be vigilante boys by hitting a tray, but right after I heard the sound of gunshot.

Apparently after the three armed robbers saw that they couldn't enter inside the house, one of them started asking, "make I light am, make I light am?" After receiving the go ahead, he shot at my neighbor who fell down from the shock. After shooting, the armed robbers rushed to their car and left where the driver was inside waiting for them and left.

I saw the armed robbers drive off to the major road, how they could drive through a major road when there is supposed to be curfew and roadblocks still baffles me. I hurriedly went to my neighbor to confirm whether he was shot. Luckily the bullet from the gunshot spread, and some of it injured my neighbor's hand. Some minutes later the other neighbors in the compound came out to check.

The following morning the area vigilante corps that we pay money to every month to guard the area came over and told us we should have called them on the phone because they were not nearby to hear the shouting. We told them they never said anything about having a phone number we could call and they gave us their number to call next time.

Hmmm...

Citizens NEED to organize against criminals. Police no longer exist. Time of minding your own business is over. You MUST come together

Benin right now is a red zone! ova 1000 hardened criminals von the loose

The menance of ENDSARS has jst begun.

This is no time for armed robbers to take undue advantage of the poor masses.

Yesterday I heard it was terrible at GRA robbers

NoPlaceLike:
This is no time for armed robbers to take undue advantage of the poor masses.

The Police and Military are truly a reflection of our society. Really sad to be a Nigerian.

ashybabs:
Benin right now is a red zone! ova 1000 hardened criminals von the loose

1,992 criminals

The wickedness of black man towards his fellow black man is too much. How can the entire police force decide to go AWOL because people are clamoring for the police to be cleansed of the evil within it.

It is well

fotupon:
The wickedness of black man towards his fellow black man is too much. How can the entire police force decide to go AWOL because people are clamoring for the police to be cleansed of the evil within it.

Lalasticlala
Seun

Even local vigilante too went AWOL, we are on our own now.

Agbada don hook for barbwire.

You go fear burglary proof na.

This burglary proof dey learn work where Chelsea goalkeeper dey.

Shebi una dey rejoice say them free prisoners. It's all man for himself now.

Nigeria police are all on strike
Sars was disbanded the police suppose to still continue their work

Those are APC thugs.

sammysneh:
Nigeria police are all on strike

Sars was disbanded the police suppose to still continue their work

How can the police work when you people were hailing the thugs destroying police Stations

ifeo:

How can the police work when you people were hailing the thugs destroying police Stations

Hired thugs you should say all the video evidence on the internet is enough to know those thugs are government sponsored

Hope nt all these prisoners

Una just released during #endsars

don go back to their normal duty

sammysneh:


Hired thugs you should say all the video evidence on the internet is enough to know those thugs are government sponsored

The thugs that are robbing people now are also hired abi?

Time to get weapon for house Don reach.

:This is no time for armed robbers to take undue advantage of the poor masses. The Police and Military are truly a reflection of our society. Really sad to be a Nigerian.

This is horrendous

I heard about 4 gun shots last night. I couldn't sleep. It's only God that can help us oo. Benin is something else now

stephanie79548:
:This is no time for armed robbers to take undue advantage of the poor masses. The Police and Military are truly a reflection of our society. Really sad to be a Nigerian.

Are you just finding out??. The heart of the average Nigerian is full of evil. Stealing is in their DNA.

Time to get your German Shepherd people.
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It's only unfortunate that some hoodlums and criminals that were released forcefully have started raping and stealing already.

Releasing hardened criminals back into the society will never end well.

It is a shame really.
And I thought there was a curfew.

Some of the local vigilantes are insiders who invites the outsiders to rub from the inside-insiders.

It is well with Nigeria

Firstly, I blame the Contractor that worked on the building of that house, considering the installation of the burglary. The thieves have confirmed the weak points during the day.

Secondly, the prisoners must be looking for ways to gather some money & japa to somewhere distant. The Edo people gonna pay for that. No proof that they perpetrated this though.

In all, thank God there was no loss of life.