Hoodlums, suspected to be political
thugs, have killed three persons in separate clashes in the Ajegunle and
Lagos Island areas of Lagos.
Our correspondent learnt that while one
of the two victims in the Amukoko, Ajegunle area was identified simply
as Raimi, the deceased in the Lagos Island incident was identified as
Ahmed Igbagbo. The third person had yet to be identified.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the thugs, who reportedly belonged to a cult gang known as Campos boys, caused mayhem at Akindele and Apata streets in Amukoko on Sunday.
Our correspondent learnt that two
factions clashed in the area, and had a gun duel during which Raimi was
shot in the chest. A woman was also reportedly shot in the buttocks.
Policemen from the Amukoko Police
Division were said to have arrived the scene to curtail the crisis, but
residents said it was to no avail.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro, a resident on Akindele Street, who begged to remain anonymous, said 12 other persons were injured during the clash.
He said, “Our street boiled throughout yesterday (Sunday). There was a clash between the Campos boys and
another group. They began to exchange gunfire on the street. Raimi was
shot in the chest and he died. Twelve other persons were wounded and
have been rushed to the hospital.
“When they left Akindele, they moved to
Apata Street and killed two more persons. A woman who wanted to lock her
shop was hit by bullets on the buttocks. The thugs are supporters of
both the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party.”
Another resident, who gave his name
simply as Lukman, said political activities in the area had pited
against against the thugs and suspected cultists against one another,
which was responsible for the mayhem.
He said, “Their fights border mainly on
money. They have been at daggers drawn for some months now as a result
of the coming elections. Raimi was not even a member of the gangs, but
they felt he was a threat to their activities. The police should
intensify security in this area.”
While the unrest in Ajegunle was on
Sunday, our correspondent learnt that Igbagbo was hacked to death in the
Isale Eko area area on Friday.
According to a resident, Monsuru Sodiq,
who claimed they were returning from the APC presidential rally at the
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Igbagbo was hacked to death by political thugs
on the allegation that he stole a mobile phone.
He said, “We were all returning from the
TBS. Around the Isale Eko area, they began to shoot at people. We all
fled in different directions, but Igbagbo was not that lucky.
“They pursued him to a street and hacked him to death. They claimed he stole a mobile phone and they wanted to punish him.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed that there were skirmishes in the
Ajegunle area, during which two persons were said to have died. He added
that the police division did not have the report.
He said, “There were skirmishes
involving supporters of the same party in the area, and unconfirmed
reports have it that two persons were killed in the skirmish. But we
have no report of such at the police station.
“Normalcy has been restored in the area now. Meanwhile, visibility patrols and discreet surveillance have been activated.”
Source: Punch Newspaper
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