Suspected armed robbers have written some Lagos residents urging them to prepare to pay season's dues to them on a date not mentioned.
The letter
Residents of Joseph Harrison Estate in the Yaba area of Lagos State on Wednesday, got a letter from some suspected armed robbers notifying them of the impending attack and to prepare to pay them for Christmas on a date not mentioned.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the letter was placed on the vehicle of one of the residents and was discovered when he was about to wash his car.
The letter read; “We are coming this week to collect our dues and to visit tenants and landlords of Joseph Harrison Street. If you like, go and bring police or soldiers; we are coming to perform our duties. If you cooperate, we will not kill, but if you fail to cooperate, blood will flow,”
It was gathered that on Thursday, sterner security measures had been put in place to protect lives and property on the estate.
The Chairman of the community development association of the area, Bolanle Akinyemi, said the estate had enjoyed some peace for long, as it was protected by guards and the police from the Sabo Police Post.
“We are also mindful of the slum that surrounds us and we have been conscious of suspected criminals.
“No one has received such a letter before, but there was a case in 2013 when a company in the estate was robbed,” he said.