HORRIBLE: How armed robbers raided 8 streets, destroyed cars and raped women in Lagos

The Mushin area of Lagos was thrown into chaos on
Easter Monday as armed robbers reportedly numbering
about 60 attacked residents stealing, destroying
properties and raping women.
The robbers reportedly raided eight streets in the area
causing mayhem unchallenged for over seven hours.
Residents say all efforts to get the police proved abortive
as they kept saying they were on their way.
Eyewitnesses say over 30 vehicles parked on the streets
were destroyed in the mindless attack.
The streets attacked are Coker Lane, New Balogun, Euba,
Ayonuga, Tiamiyu, Haruna, Ereko and Oyedele street.
The robbers were said to have fired warning shots around
12am before starting their house to house robbery until
about 7am in the morning.
A mosque on Coker Lane was not spared as the
worshippers, who slept in the mosque after a vigil, were
robbed by the hoodlums.
A witness who spoke to the Punch said, “It was around
12am on Monday morning that we started hearing
gunshots. It lasted for about an hour.
“Around 1am, they started going from house-to-house,
robbing the occupants. They stole about seven laptops
from the house opposite this mosque. They stole phones,
money and everything they saw. They came inside the
mosque and took our phones and money. People were
crying throughout the night. It was terrible.”
Another witness said the robbers were not in a haste. He
said they robbed till 5am and came back at 6am to