A ten-man robbery gang at the weekend invaded the residence of a member of the House of Representatives, Oluwole Olakunde, located in Ondo West Local Government Area, and killed two of his security guards.

The daredevil armed bandits that stormed the federal lawmaker’s residence in the midnight were said to have shot sporadically immediately they gained entry into the residence. A family source said the men forced themselves into the residence, and shot into the air to scare people living in the area.

The incident came barely a week when some unknown gunmen raided two banks in Akure, the state capital, killing five people in the process and injuring several others. The source explained that the armed bandits overpowered the security guards in the compound immediately they gained entry into the compound.

One of the guards, simply identified as John, was allegedly shot within the compound, while the second guard was shot while he was on patrol in the area. The death of the two security guards paved way for the robbers, who entered into the apartments in the compound with ease. NEXT learnt the suspected robbers pulled down the security doors in the house, and cut the burglary proof iron bars of the windows in the house before they could gain access into the personal flat of the lawmaker.

Lucky escape

The armed men, who raided the house for over one hour, could not find Mr Olakunde (PDP, Okitipupa-Irele) who was said to have locked himself up in one of the rooms in the compound. However, they succeeded in robbing residents of several valuables, including handsets, jewellery, and unspecified amounts of money. The robbers also stole one of the cars parked in the compound of the lawmaker as their get-away vehicle.

This is the second time that Mr Olakunde has been robbed in two weeks. His house in Abuja was also burgled two weeks ago. Spokesman of the Ondo State Police command, Adeniran Aremu, who confirmed the incidence, said the police responded when it received a distress call from the federal lawmaker. Mr. Aremu, who said the police had recovered the stolen vehicle, added that police has started full scale investigations have into the crime.

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