Armed robbers on Saturday morning dispossessed students of the University of Ibadan (UI) in Oyo State of their valuables worth thousands of naira during a raid on the Awolowo Hall of Residence.
However, the University management said it has beefed up security following the incident.
The university’s Director of Public Relations, Mrs Joke Akinpelu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) 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.
Multiple sources claim that 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.”
