There was commotion in Mile 2 area of Lagos State in the early hours of Tuesday as residents barricaded the road, distorting the free flow of traffic.
According to an 18-second video which surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) and shared by @Gidi_Traffic, the Mile 2 was blocked with residents burning tyres on the road. Also, a voice was heard in the video advising commuters to avoid the area.
Reacting to the video going viral, the Spokesperson of the Nigerian Police, Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said a patrol team of the Command is currently at the scene to restore normalcy.
ALERT: Avoid Mile-2 … Tasks Force killed Someone.
– @DouyeKen pic.twitter.com/f8vLZY8tWC— GIDI (@Gidi_Traffic) September 5, 2023
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered a probe into the death of a driver killed during a clash in the Mile 2 area of Lagos State on Tuesday morning.
Eyewitness accounts indicated that the dispute between truck drivers and seeming police officers quickly escalated into chaos with irate youths barricading the area and starting bonfires along the expressway.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, explained that Joint Task Force operatives that allegedly carried out the attack leading to the death and the hospitalisation of another victim were not from the state command.
According to Hundeyin, the Commissioner of Police visited the scene of the incident and normalcy has returned to the area while an investigation has been launched to ascertain those behind the attack.
He however added that immediate measures had been put in place with the deployment of policemen to maintain law and order throughout the area.