A nurse, Ukamaka Onyeka has revealed how her security guard allegedly invited armed robbers to attack her household.
The suspects simply identified as Tunde is being interrogated by the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command.
Narrating her ordeal to Crime Watch Today, Onyeka said: “On
the fateful day, my husband travelled out of Lagos, leaving me, my
children, house-help and our security guard. I went to work and
returned late at night.
“When I drove into our compound, I did not expect that armed robbers
were at our security post. We have a dog but it did not bark.
Immediately, I alighted from my car and entered my room, two men armed
with knife and cutlass pounced on me and warned that I must co-operate
with them as two others armed with guns were keeping watch at our gate.
“They pushed me down, tied my hands and legs with rope. They also
forced clothes inside my mouth. After covering my mouth with clothes,
they now ordered me to show them where I kept money in the house. One of
them placed a knife on my throat, threatening to slash it if I failed
to co-operate. When I saw that they meant business, I now showed them
where I kept a N1`00,000 which they collected. The money was for my
school fees.
“After collecting the money, I thought they would go. They also
collected laptops, jewellery, wristwatch and mobile phones. They
commanded me to take them to my husband’s room. In the room, out of
fear, I still pointed to them the wardrobe where my husband kept money,
they opened it and collected the money in his box.
“The hoodlums, after collecting the money, still stabbed me on the
neck. They locked me in the room in the pool of my own blood. I bled
for about 20 minutes.
“Why I strongly suspect my guard was that while the robbery was going
on, the hoodlums were calling his names. He was also busy patrolling
from one room to the other without the robbers hurting him or even
cautioning him. At a point, he came inside the room where I was tied
and told the armed men not to kill me.
“After the attack, my guard left in company with the robbers, but
later resurfaced. I now accused him of inviting the robbers. Moreso,
during and after the attack, our dog did not bark and I later discovered
that Tunde had locked it inside the cage.
As I went to report at the Ago police station, Tunde fled from the
premises. When the police came, I discovered that the knife that used on
me was my kitchen knife which Tunde collected from me to peel oranges.
The rope they used in tying me is also the one he was using to hang his
clothes. The pillow case they stuffed in my mouth also belonged to him,”
she said.
A senior police officer claimed that Tunde has admitted to the crime.
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