INSECURITY: TEN INJURED, VEHICLES VANDALIZED IN OSHODI AREA OF LAGOS
By Olayiwola Ibrahim // Tragedy in Oshodi area of Lagos State as area boys clashes among one another, leaving the area into commotion with guns, stones, sticks, machetes and other dangerous weapons.
The fight which threw residents into panic was between Mafoluku Boys and Orile Boys, affecting Oshodi Road, Afariogun, Osho, Ago Ijaiye, and Ishola Daniel.
According to reports, the fight began around 4am, lasted for two hours, leaving more than 10 people injured, with vehicles and properties worth millions of Naira were being vandalized.
The fight also led to the looting of various shops in the area noting that the popular Boku Mart on Oshodi Road was not spared as the hoodlums tried to gain entry into the store.
The hoodlums also attacked a health facility K&B Hospital, where the injured persons were been treated.
It was gathered that the fight began at a carnival in Temidire Street after a small disagreement between members of the two groups snowballed into a vicious attack which later degenerated into violence after one member of the Mafoluku Boys was injured.
It was further learnt that Orile Boys hurriedly left the venue of the carnival and returned back to their base.
Angered by the action of the Orile Boys, the Mafoluku Boys, numbering about 100, stormed the base of the former, attacking anybody they meet in the affected streets.
The Mafoluku Boys were said to be led by one youth called Drogba.
A resident, who simply gave his name as Adekunle, narrated how the hoodlums who were said to be acting under the influence of dangerous drugs invaded their area.
Surprisingly, the armed thugs were teenagers between 16 and 19 years. They looted people’s shops and destroyed vehicles, armed with machetes, guns and bottles.
Patrol teams and operatives from the Akinpelu, Makinde and Mosafejo police stations were promptly deployed to the scene. The teams swiftly contained the situation and restored normalcy to the area.
When NewsDay visited the scene, damaged vehicles littered everywhere and broken bottles littered the streets.
It was also observed that some churches in the area could not conduct Sunday service.
A police source confirmed that 7 suspects have been arrested in connection with the clash stating that axes, cutlasses were recovered in the process.
Efforts to reach the Divisional Police Officer DPO, Akinpelu Police Station, CSP Yakubu proved abortive at press time.
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