In the early hours of Monday, aggrieved youths broke into a police station on Olayiwola Close in the Oregun neighbourhood of Ikeja, Lagos State, set it on fire, and injured a police officer who was on duty.
The reason for the attack was unknown at the time this story was filed, however it was gathered that the policeman who suffered a head injury was taken right away for treatment to the emergency room at the toll gate on the Lagos Ibadan Motorway.
It was discovered that while the station was engulfed in flames, members of the Lagos State Fire Service were phoned and dispatched to the spot to help.
Although the fire was put out, a portion of the police station’s building was damaged. But no weapons were stolen.
When called and asked to confirm the attack, state police public relations officer SP Benjamin Hundeyin indicated an investigation had begun but “no suspect had been arrested.”
In the meantime, two alleged Yoruba Nation members were detained on Sunday during an attempt to seize control of the Alausa Police Station in Ikeja.
About 15 agitators, who were on the premises during the invasion, pulled out their phones and started recording the station and themselves while yelling, “No more Nigeria police again,”, “Yoruba Nation has taken over in Yoruba land.”
Some police officers in the station were hit in an effort to scatter the agitators.
In response, Hundeyin reported that additional police were quickly dispatched to the area, and two of the agitators were taken into custody while others managed to flee.
He added that the suspects had charms, cutlasses, and group insignia found on them.
