Policemen from the Isashi Division stormed the Okada park
at Iyana School Bus Stop, seizing commercial bikes, an action that was met with
heavy resistance from the cyclists who alleged that the ban on Okada in Lagos
State did not apply to the area. It was alleged that the officers started shooting
sporadically which sources said resulted in the death of three persons.
A food vendor (Iya Bukola), who claimed to have witnessed
the incident, told sunday vanguard the story:
“We were all here when policemen came to the park and started seizing
bikes from the Okada riders. When the Okada riders resisted, they started
shooting sporadically and they killed two people instantly while several others
escaped with gun shot wounds. When the shooting started I ran out of my shop
for fear of being hit by stray bullet. It was while I was running that I fell
down and sustained this injury on my leg”, she narrated.
Confirming the report, Lagos State Deputy Police Public
Relations Officer (DPPRO), Mr Lelma Kolle, said police men from Isashi Division
were detailed to storm a black spot after receiving series of complaints about
criminal activities of hoodlums and, on their way, some Okada riders, who
misconstrued the mission of the police, started pelting the team with stones
and the police avoiding confrontation with the Okada riders, retreated and ran
back to the station.
Kolle said the Okada riders pursued the police to the
station and attempted to burn down the
station.
“As I am talking to you, the two injured persons are
responding to treatment in hospital”, he said.
He said that police preliminary investigation showed that
some hoodlums who cashed in on the situation later engaged in a free for all
and one of them was stabbed to death.
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