Man dies as troopers, residents conflict in Lagos

A yet-to-be-identified man was reportedly gunned down by troopers within the Otto space of Lagos mainland following a conflict with some yet-to-be-identified troopers.

The PUNCH realized that the troopers had been deployed to safe some Chinese language staff finishing up upkeep development alongside the railway tracks however some boys within the space had been at loggerheads with the development staff.

A supply within the space mentioned the boys, a few of them known as ‘Omo onile’, had been all the time having points with the development staff.

The supply mentioned, “The Chinese language staff have stopped utilizing the police as a result of they really feel just like the police couldn’t deal with the boys. So that they introduced troopers.”

The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, couldn’t touch upon the matter as he mentioned the Railway Command was in control of the world.

“It’s not below our jurisdiction however that of the Railway Command,” Hundeyin mentioned.

Efforts to get the Railway Command proved abortive.

However a supply within the police command who confirmed the incident expressed displeasure over the continued atrocities allegedly being dedicated by troopers in Lagos.

The police supply mentioned, “It occurred round 1 pm within the Ebutte Meta/Otto space. It’s changing into an excessive amount of. We will’t proceed like this. I even have my household in Lagos.

Will individuals simply be dying within the arms of troopers anyhow? It has to cease. Every time they arrive out for that type of mission, they don’t put on tags, so you may’t determine or hint them.

Within the video of the incident obtained by our correspondent, two males out of the three males in navy uniform had been seen firing photographs within the space which despatched the residents into panic. A background voice was heard saying, “You possibly can see. Officer you don kill particular person o. You don kill particular person o. See particular person o. They kill individuals o.”

In one other video obtained, a useless man was seen mendacity in a pool of blood mentioned to be that of the person allegedly shot by the troopers, with some individuals standing round him and wailing.

The spokesperson for the 81 Division of the Nigerian Military, Lt Col Ayeni, has not responded to calls and messages despatched to his line.