BY OLA AJAYI
IBADAN — Armed robbers, numbering about 25, invaded a market at the new Iyana Agbala community in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State, yesterday, killing a night guard and stealing goods worth millions of naira.
According to information gathered, the dare-devil robbers strangled the guard who reportedly identified some of them.
Over 50 bags of rice were said to have been stolen by the robbers.
An eyewitness said when the robbers came, they unleashed terror on residents of the area to the extent that night guards on duty ran for cover. But, one of them, who was identified as Isiaka Adeleke, was unlucky as the robbers reportedly caught him and strangled him to death.
It was further gathered that the robbers also carted away 50 bags of rice, provisions, cash and other valuables.
Some policemen from the Egbeda Police Division later came to remove the corpse of the guard.
The recent attack, according to a source, was one of several robbery attacks suffered by residents in the last three weeks.
In one of such attacks, no fewer than five landlords were reportedly injured at Aritete community.
Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olabisi Okuwobi-Ilobanafor, confirmed the incident, adding that the robbers broke into shops and not a market.
She said the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Indabawa, had detailed the state Criminal Investigation Department to uncover those behind the crime. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/robbers-kill-one-steal-bags-rice-ibadan/

Hmmmm! South west and bags of rice

Wow bags of rice? this is a new low, even for robbers...RIP to the dead

chai!!!rice again what's so special about this rice that this people are risking their lives to steal it

The craze for rice in the southwest is becoming alarming! Well I don't blame the thieves. I blame the high cost of the commodity which has now become food for the rich man only.

South West land of cheap hungry thieves.

The governor is failing his people.

What exactly the governor has done in improving the living condition of his people in the last three and half years?

People should be asking themselves: "Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?"

I HATE THIS COUNTRY

berem: The craze for rice in the southwest is becoming alarming! Well I don't blame the thieves. I blame the high cost of the commodity which has now become food for the rich man only.

For the first time, I agree with you.

berem: The craze for rice in the southwest is becoming alarming! Well I don't blame the thieves. I blame the high cost of the commodity which has now become food for the rich man only.

[size=28pt] yorubas should pray make chino no catch this thread oooooooooooo[/size]

APC is perpetuating poverty in South West.

donmix: Hmmmm! South west and bags of rice

Na hunger cause am.

Hunger level in south west is alarming

OkijaAmaka:


[size=28pt] yorubas should pray make chino no catch this thread oooooooooooo[/size]

chino will catch the thread if you just type chino72.

only rice no beans to make ewa egoyin with it?aaahhhh we no go greeeooo we no go gree we the sophisticated Southwest we want ewa and agege to reach us too not only 5kg of rice, we no go greeoooohh

THIS PEOPLE AND RICE! NAWAAO

berem: The craze for rice in the southwest is becoming alarming! Well I don't blame the thieves. I blame the high cost of the commodity which has now become food for the rich man only.

oh my God!
nne i support you this time!!!

VICTOROCHEI: THIS PEOPLE AND RICE! NAWAAO

blame poverty, don't blame them.

VICTOROCHEI: THIS PEOPLE AND RICE! NAWAAO

it won't be well with tinubu for plunging southwest into poverty!!!

There is nothing bigotry about my comment. You fools should stop endorsing my post and quoting me.

customized07: blame poverty, don't blame them.

not just poverty i will also blame tinubu and Apc for robbing them blind

berem: There is nothing bigotry about my comment. You fools should stop endorsing my post and quoting me.

it is too late .the spirit of God spoke through you!

VICTOROCHEI: not just poverty i will also blame tinubu and Apc for robbing them blind

chai, eyah

berem: There is nothing bigotry about my comment. You fools should stop endorsing my post and quoting me.

They just twisted what you meant...
Politics sucks big time

Lilimax: They just twisted what you meant...
Politics sucks big time

don't mind them!

25 men robbing markets for food!
This has all the hallmarks of Boko Haram over it.
How can you assemble 25 men, then send them to rob food stuff?
Ibadan has a nest of killers waiting to go on a rampage.

The level of poverty in this part of country is appealing. Federal and State government should do something urgently. Hope they are not stealing for Omisore or Aregbesola for their campaign

Smh, May God have mercy on the posters above me,.....

They are stealing the rice APC will re-package for the upcoming election.