Pandemonium
ensued on Tuesday at the Iyana Ipaja end of Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway as some
hoodlums engaged in a free-for-all during which two residents
were reportedly
killed.
Vehicles
parked by the roadside were said to have been damaged, while some shops were
looted by the rampaging hoodlums, who also dispossessed passersby of their
personal effects.
An operative
of the Rapid Response Squad sustained injuries. All for what?
There are
two versions of what actually caused the fight.
It was
learnt that a lady, dating two men from the Abule Oki and Alagba communities,
caused a rivalry between her lovers, which eventually led to a fight between
their followers.
Another
version said the fight was between 2 rival factions of tricycle riders union in
Iyana Ipaja, some of which hired mercenaries from the Oshodi and Agege areas.
It took the
intervention of a combined team of RRS and policemen from the surrounding
divisions to bring the situation under control around 2am on Wednesday.
The Baale of
Alagba, Olamileko Olatunji, told Punch that the fracas started on Monday when
the two lovers from Alagba and Abule Oki engaged each other in a fight over the
said lady.
He said,
“There is a woman who is dating two men in Alagba and Abule Oki. The two men
fought on Monday. The case was, however, settled on Monday. The traditional
ruler of Abule Oki and I resolved the matter.
“However, on
Tuesday, another crisis erupted as hoodlums from Oshodi, Agege, and other
places stormed Iyana Ipaja. Policemen from the Alabo division came to resolve
the matter.”
A
businessman, Agbasali Tochukwu, said his shop was vandalised, adding that he
escaped being injured by a whisker.
“A lot of
damages were done. They killed two people and injured a lot of others,” he
added.
A trader,
Faith Obaseki, said her office fan and other items were stolen from her shop.
A dealer in
electronic products, Victor Ego, said three televisions were damaged in his
shop.
The state
Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said preliminary investigation showed
the fight was caused by a lady, saying only one person died.
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