Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in the early hours of Sunday raided an hostel occupied by both male and female graduate students at the University of Ibadan.
The gunmen raided the Abdulsalami Abubakar hostel around 2 am and ‘axe down the door leading to the hostel containing four blocks, two of which accommodate males and the other two, females.
Items stole from the students included mobile phones, laptops said to worth over two hundred thousand naira and money
According to a post graduate student in the institution, they struggle a lot before entering the hostel because the security in the new hall is actually tight. The bang we heard when the door was axed down already told us that something is wrong.
“But we didnt know what it was and we were wondering where the security and potters were at this time.”
Another source said one of the students who dragged his telephone with the robbers sustained a machete wound but the robbers took to their heels at the approach of sound of sirens.
Another female post graduate student who spoke under condition of anonymity said this is something else o, UI security is getting worse everyday. To everyone staying on campus, I heard about the robbery at the Hostel, if they now attack students with machete we know insecurity is a national thing then we need to protect ourselves.
But confirming the incident, Director of Public Communication, University of Ibadan,Tunji Oladejo said that the university is not immuned with the prevailing security situation in the country.
Oladejo who insisted that the university is on top of the situation, however, also confirmed that some of the students were injured during the attack.
“We have reported the matter to the police. They did their best. Those who perpetrated the incident knew the terrain very well but we are still working and the investigation is still ongoing.
In July this year,some gunmen attacked the Awolowo Hall, one of the female hostels in the institution.
REMI FEYISIPO,Ibadan
