Armed robbers on Saturday morning dispossessed students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State of their valuables worth thousands of naira during a raid on the Awolowo Hall of Residence.

According to multiple sources, the items lost were mobile telephone handsets, pieces of jewellery, clothing and others.

A student, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “Aside from the lost items, the affected students were tortured during the raids that lasted for few hours.”

Another source explained that “the security section was alerted by the screaming of the affected students as they hurriedly swung into action.

“Some of the suspects who were arrested have been handed over to the police at Sango Police Station.”

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Institution, Joke Akinpelu, said, “The reports from the Hall wardens stated that the robbers carted away the mobile telephone handsets of the students.”

 

The University of Ibadan (UI) management has beefed up security following Saturday’s robbery at Awo Hall.

The university’s Director of Public Relations, Mrs Joke Akinpelu, said that the incident occurred at the hall of residence during the early hours of Saturday.

Akinpelu said the thief entered only two rooms and stole two mobile phones.

According to her, the victims unsuspectingly left their doors open to either use the toilet or wash plates when the thief followed them in to pick up their phones.

“The thief asked whether they had laptops, but they said no, and when an alarm was raised, he fled,” she said.

The spokesperson said the police had been informed and were investigating the case.