A security guard assigned to a prominent hotel in Ikorodu was shot dead in the early hours of Wednesday when armed thieves targeted several Joint Admission and Matriculation Board employees.
The robbers were said to have stormed Mabila Hotel in Ikorodu, robbed the official and while escaping from the hotel premises, shot dead the gateman, who was trying to prevent them and at the same time raising the alarm.
However, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, said the JAMB officials had been relocated to a safe place.
“One Prof. Odunsi, an official of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, who lodged at the hotel was robbed of his two phones, one HP Laptop and N20,000 cash.
“Similarly, two female officials of JAMB, who lodged at the hotel, were robbed of their phones and jewellery”, he said.
According to reports, the deceased, Peter 40, has been deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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