Barely three weeks after armed robbers raided one hostel in Lapai, another robbery attack recently took place in one of the hostels outside campus hostels of the Ibrahim Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai.
This robbery attack which left two students injured and one battling for his life was carried out in a hostel known “Jagaba Lodge” located in the students villa at about 1am on Monday.
Out of the ten rooms in the hostel, eight rooms were robbed during the operation.
Students were looted of valuable items such as monies, phones, laptops and jewelries.
According to reports, one of the victims, a 100 level student of Computer Science, Abdulhadi Danyay, was inflicted with a deep cut in his head with a cutlass by one of the robbers.
According to eyewitnesses, Abdulhadi had been able to identify one of the robbers who inflicted the wounds on him.
Also eyewitnesses claimed that the victim had also stabbed one of the robbers in the stomach which led to the others taking to their heels and leaving their colleagues behind.
One of the eyewitnesses, who was also a victim said: “The robbers came around 1 am. Out of the ten rooms, they robbed eight rooms. Abdulhadi was attacked by the robbers and possibly in self defense he stabbed one of them in the stomach. The other robber used a cutlass on his head and they all ran away.
“The cut is so deep that when we rushed him to the General Hospital, Lapai, he was given pints of blood before he was referred to the IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna where is currently battling to stay alive. The other suspect that was stabbed in the stomach has been handed over to the Police.”
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Muhammad Abubakar confirmed the incident.
He said that two persons were injured adding that seven suspects arrested regarding to the attack.