Buhari’s Victory Celebration: One Shot Dead, Police Officer Attacked In Lagos

Buhari’s victory celebration: One shot dead, police officer attacked in Lagos

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Unknown
gunman on Wednesday shot into a crowd celebrating President Muhammadu
Buhari’s re-election in Sabo, Yaba, killing one person, while a police
officer was seriously injured by some protesting youth in Okokomaiko,
Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the
unidentified gunman opened fire on the celebrating crowd at Iwaya area,
killing one person on the spot.

Lagos Police Spokesperson, Chike
Oti, chief superintendent of police, who confirmed the incidents, told
NAN that the police officer was attacked by some protesting youths on
the ever busy Lagos – Badagry expressway.

Mr Oti said policemen,
led Sunday Oyekanmi, a superintendent of police, were appealing to the
youth as they were causing heavy traffic on the highway.

He said
while the policemen were appealing to the youths to leave the road, the
youth attacked them with machetes and sticks during which the DCO was
seriously injured and collapsed.

“Many thought the DCO was
dead, but the DPO of the station took him to the hospital where he was
revived. He is responding to treatment now. He is not dead. The area is
calm now.

“The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Zubairu Muazu,
has warned that the command will not tolerate any attack of his men who
are working to protect lives and property in Lagos,” Mr Oti said.

Mr
Oti said the 37 youth arrested for allegedly attacking the policemen at
Okokomako were taken to the State CID, Panti for investigation, while
detectives were on the trail of the suspect who shot dead one person in
Yaba.

On the alleged skirmish on Lagos Island, Mr Oti said there
was no crisis between the Yoruba and the Ibo traders as being spread in
the social media.

According to him, some areas boys were
having misunderstanding amongst themselves and the police went there to
stop them before it degenerates into full scale crisis.

“The area
is calm, there is patrol everywhere. Members of the public should
disregard any rumour of crisis in Lagos Island,” Mr Oti said.

(NAN)

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