Two killed, four cops detained as controversy trails Lagos thugs’ attack

 

The #EndSARS protest continued in different parts of the country on Thursday, with protesters repelling attacks from thugs and security agents.

The attacks forced some protesters to hire bouncers to increase security at the protest grounds.

In Lagos, tragedy struck when two people were crushed to death during the protest in the Alagbado area of the state.

PUNCH Metro gathered that a motorist, Nike Lawal, was driving recklessly when she rammed into a tricycle and killed two people at the AIT Junction, Alagbado.

The victims were identified as Ojo Azeez, 27; and Yusuf Sodia, 26.

While the demonstration was on in the Ikeja area around 8am, hoodlums, suspected to be members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, invaded the protest ground.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the men were armed with cutlasses and axes and injured several protesters.

They were also said to have vandalised vehicles in a bid to disperse the crowd.

Footage trending online showed some of the injured protesters soaked in blood while seeking medical aid.

Some of the hoodlums were alleged to have been conveyed to the scene in a government-owned bus.

In the same vein, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has arrested and commenced orderly room trial of four policemen, Inspector Bagou Michael, Inspector Ekpoudom Etop, Sergeant Nnamdi Majura and Sergeant Akinyemi Benson, who were caught assaulting a young protester in a viral video in Surulere on Monday,” he added.