A police report says that in the early hours of today, hundreds of people pretending to be Yoruba Nation agitators upset normal social and business life in the Ojota area of Lagos.
In a statement issued by police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, through his Twitter handle, police from Alausa Division and the Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) intervened quickly to break up the riot.
“The miscreants attacked the police, shooting, and destroyed two vehicles in the process,” Hundeyin said.
According to the statement, two police officers, who were shot by the suspects, are currently being treated for their wounds.
The police report said, “RRS officers and patrol vehicles were shot at by several pump-action-rifle-wielding miscreants.”
One person has been confirmed dead while four people were detained as suspects.
Hundeyin reports that an inquiry is already underway.
The police assure that in the meantime, life has returned to normal.
Hundeyin also assured that measures have been put in place to prevent a further collapse of law and order in Lagos, while the situation was still being closely monitored.
“It is imperative to state unequivocally that the Lagos State Police Command will not allow any person or group of persons, under whatever guise, to disrupt the peace currently enjoyed in the State,” Hundeyin warned.
