Armed robbers on Wednesday, May 11, killed a security guard, identified simply as Peter, during an attack on Mambillah Hotel, in the Owutu neighbourhood of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Workers and customers were said to be sleeping when the burglars raided the hotel about 2.40 am.
Many people were awakened when burglars broke into their apartments and demanded their valuables at gunpoint, according to The Punch.
Three Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) officials were believed to be lodgers in the hotel, and were among the victims.
The robbers had successfully robbed the victims of their valuables, including laptops, mobile phones and jewellery, when the security guard attempted to prevent them from escaping, according to reports.
The robbers allegedly shot the 40-year-old and then fled in a waiting vehicle parked outside the building.
An eyewitness, while lamenting the incident, stated that the robbers raided everywhere in the hotel.
He said, “Thank God for my life; see the door, see everywhere; they raided everywhere, and busted everybody.”
The police and some hotel employees took the injured security guard to a nearby hospital, according to reports.
However, Peter was believed to have died as a result of his injuries.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the attack, and said the police were investigating it.
He said, “Armed robbers attacked the hotel and robbed three occupants who are JAMB officials. The armed robbers were trying to escape when the security man made an attempt to prevent them from escaping, but the armed robbers shot him and succeeded in escaping.
“The police took the security man to a hospital where he was confirmed dead. The incident happened around 2.40 am.”
Fabian Benjamin, the spokesperson for JAMB, said, “We are aware of the incident; none of our officials was killed, but they were robbed because they were in the hotel.”
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