Lagos — Four persons were, Tuesday, killed in a
renewed fight between factions of social miscreants
in Otto and Ilopo areas of Apapa, Lagos, while
several others were injured.
Some houses were reportedly set on fire by the
rampaging hoodlums who also attacked the home
of a traditional ruler in the area.
Several vehicles
were also destroyed in the fight that forced some of
the residents to flee their homes.
Among those hit by stray bullets were an eight-
year old boy whose parents were said to be fleeing
the war zone and a vulcaniser, who was rushing
out of his shop.
Vanguard gathered that Tuesday’s fight was a
reprisal by hoodlums from Apapa road on Otto
residents. The lingering battle was reportedly power
tussle over control of parts of the area.
The attack took residents unaware as the
hoodlums, numbering over one hundred and armed
with dangerous weapons including guns, reportedly
fired sporadically.
A resident, Mr Hyginus Ogbonna said: “They even
stormed the palace of the Oloto of Otto, Oba
Ganiyu Odesanyan, while he was having a meeting
with some of his chiefs.
“Several vehicles parked in the premises were
vandalised.
Everybody ran in different directions when they
started shooting. I even missed members of my
family in the process.
“They set some houses on fire. They said they were
avenging the death of one of their own by
hoodlums from Otto. We do not know when this
war will end.“
It reportedly took the intervention of conventional
and mobile policemen to quell the situation. As at
yesterday, most of the buildings and shops were
still under lock and key as the owners who fled
were yet to return, apparently for fear of being
caught in the hoodlums’ web.
Contacted, the Lagos State Command Deputy
Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Lelma Kolle, said:
“Nine persons have been arrested in connection
with fight that led to the death of four persons.
“The situation has been brought under control and
policemen are on surveillance around the areas to
nib any likely reprisal attack in the bud.”
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