Ogun poly students attacked, one killed, 9 shot
Ogun poly students attacked by armed robbers resulting to one death and 9 with gunshot injuries.
Nnenna Orji 
Students of the Gateway polytechnic Sapaade, Ogun State recently attacked by armed robbers resulting to one death and 9 other students with gunshot injuries.
The recent incident happened barely a week after students of same institution and indigenes protested the robbery and rape of female students of the polytechnic by these hoodlums, while the Ogun State Police Command claimed to have arrested three armed robbers involved in the robbery and raping incident.
It was gathered that students residing at the off-campus hotels located at Ode, Ipara and Isara, all adjoining communities to Sapaade, were mostly victims of the robbers’ onslaught.
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The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, also held a meeting with the student leaders over the rising tension around the students’ communities.
Days after, the police said it had arrested three of the armed gangs.
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However, the suspected robbers returned to the troubled communities in the early hours of Saturday and attacked students.
The attack took place in the Larufi area of Ode.
