Tragedy struck in the Noforija, Epe area of
Lagos State after a robbery gang stabbed to
death a hotel manager, Oduwobi Olalekan.
The incident happened on Wednesday around
10pm in the 12/30 Hotel where the 40-year-old
was a manager.It was learnt that the hotel is
owned by a government official in the state.
Our correspondent learnt from an eyewitness
and a resident, Semiu Abiodun, that the
robbers had sneaked into the community
without being seen by security men.
Punch Metro gathered that the hotel had an
extension, which shared a fence with a
building where Abiodun lived.The robbers
were said to have hidden in the extension,
which was still under construction.
Abiodun said,
“I was watching television that night when I
heard a noise as one of the robbers jumped
from the extension into our building. There
was a power outage, but my generator was on
and my outside bulb was working, so I could
see clearly.
“Then I watched as he sliced my net. At that
point, I shouted on him, and he jumped back
into the extension where I believe the rest of
his colleagues were hiding.
“I ran out and raised the alarm and people
joined me to shout and wake up those who
might be sleeping.”
It was learnt that the robbers began hauling
granite at the residents while they ploted
their escape.
Abiodun said he went to the front of the hotel
to inform and warn the hotel manager against
the presence of robbers.
“The hotel manager immediately went to the
back of the hotel, while I went to a second
street to mobilise more people.After a while,
as I was standing on the street, one of the
robbers walked past me and I couldn’t say
anything for fear that he would attack me.
“But after he passed, I shouted, ‘thief, thief,
thief’ and he began to run,” he added.
The fleeing suspect, who had blood stains on
his clothes, was said to have been
apprehended.
He was reportedly found with a gun, and
handed over to policemen from the Epe
division.Upon interrogation, he was said to
have led the police to the hideout of three
other suspects.
The four men were identified as Rasak
Babatunde, Abomeji Seun, Anthony Gbagbo
and Tacqui Habbila.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Olalekan’s
whereabouts was initially unknown and
residents began looking for him that night.
He was later found dead at the back of the
hotel, where the robbers had attacked him.
“He was stabbed in different parts of his body
and abandoned there. He was killed so that he
would not expose the robbers,” a source said.
On Saturday, our correspondent learnt that
the family of the late Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State
indigene, took his remains to his hometown
where he was buried.The Police Public
Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed
the incident.
He said,
“The man was the manager of the 12/30 Hotel.
Five persons stormed the place and shot him.
He was rushed to the hospital and he died on
the way. Four persons have been arrested in
connection with the case. We recovered a
pistol from the suspects. The matter has been
transferred to the State Criminal investigation
Department, Yaba.”
Lagos State after a robbery gang stabbed to
death a hotel manager, Oduwobi Olalekan.
The incident happened on Wednesday around
10pm in the 12/30 Hotel where the 40-year-old
was a manager.It was learnt that the hotel is
owned by a government official in the state.
Our correspondent learnt from an eyewitness
and a resident, Semiu Abiodun, that the
robbers had sneaked into the community
without being seen by security men.
Punch Metro gathered that the hotel had an
extension, which shared a fence with a
building where Abiodun lived.The robbers
were said to have hidden in the extension,
which was still under construction.
Abiodun said,
“I was watching television that night when I
heard a noise as one of the robbers jumped
from the extension into our building. There
was a power outage, but my generator was on
and my outside bulb was working, so I could
see clearly.
“Then I watched as he sliced my net. At that
point, I shouted on him, and he jumped back
into the extension where I believe the rest of
his colleagues were hiding.
“I ran out and raised the alarm and people
joined me to shout and wake up those who
might be sleeping.”
It was learnt that the robbers began hauling
granite at the residents while they ploted
their escape.
Abiodun said he went to the front of the hotel
to inform and warn the hotel manager against
the presence of robbers.
“The hotel manager immediately went to the
back of the hotel, while I went to a second
street to mobilise more people.After a while,
as I was standing on the street, one of the
robbers walked past me and I couldn’t say
anything for fear that he would attack me.
“But after he passed, I shouted, ‘thief, thief,
thief’ and he began to run,” he added.
The fleeing suspect, who had blood stains on
his clothes, was said to have been
apprehended.
He was reportedly found with a gun, and
handed over to policemen from the Epe
division.Upon interrogation, he was said to
have led the police to the hideout of three
other suspects.
The four men were identified as Rasak
Babatunde, Abomeji Seun, Anthony Gbagbo
and Tacqui Habbila.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Olalekan’s
whereabouts was initially unknown and
residents began looking for him that night.
He was later found dead at the back of the
hotel, where the robbers had attacked him.
“He was stabbed in different parts of his body
and abandoned there. He was killed so that he
would not expose the robbers,” a source said.
On Saturday, our correspondent learnt that
the family of the late Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State
indigene, took his remains to his hometown
where he was buried.The Police Public
Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed
the incident.
He said,
“The man was the manager of the 12/30 Hotel.
Five persons stormed the place and shot him.
He was rushed to the hospital and he died on
the way. Four persons have been arrested in
connection with the case. We recovered a
pistol from the suspects. The matter has been
transferred to the State Criminal investigation
Department, Yaba.”
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