One Feared Dead, Twelve Arrested As Police Stops Hoodlums Attempt To Burn Lagos Police Stations

A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist was allegedly shot dead by a policeman in the Ile-Epo area along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos State, on Monday.

It was gathered that the motorcyclist was arrested for an offence and the policemen were alleged to have requested that he pays an undisclosed amount to secure his release.

The request was, however, said to have annoyed the motorcyclist, who began arguing with the policemen and in the process, one of them allegedly shot him.

As of the time of filing this report, it could not be ascertained if the motorcyclist was alive or dead. However, his colleagues became annoyed about the incident and started terrorising the area and attempted to set the police station ablaze.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, said attempts to burn down the station were resisted, adding that 12 suspects were arrested.

He stated, “The Lagos State Police Command has tactically repelled some hoodlums, who attempted to set ablaze the Oke-Odo Division of the command on Monday, May 24, 2021, and 12 of them were arrested. The command wishes to state clearly that no life was lost and the police station was never burnt.”

Reacting to the incident, Adejobi said the attempt by the hoodlums was in connection with a case of fatal accident recorded in the area on Monday, adding that normalcy had been restored in the area.