Several Injured, Two killed Over N1M Cash Gift In Lagos
Tragedy has struck in Idi Oro, Mushin area of Lagos State following the one million naira cash gift that was given by a land buyer.
A source told PUNCH that two people were killed, while no fewer than 14 others sustained various degrees of injury after some hoodlums went on the rampage because of one million naira (N1m).
It was gathered that the pandemonium started on Wednesday after a man gave N1m to the hoodlums for the protection of a piece of land he newly acquired in the area.
According to the source, the sharing of the money stirred up bad blood among the groups, as they resorted to shooting and unleashing mayhem on one another.
It was learnt that the first victim, whose name was given as Eniba, was shot dead on Wednesday, while another yet-to-be-identified person was killed on Saturday.
“The fight started on Wednesday night. A man who wants to build a structure in a site formerly occupied by a filling station gave N1m to the boys. He said the money was for the protection of the land. They did not agree on the sharing formula and that was how they started fighting. The gun battle was intense and nobody could come out in the area. As of Saturday, two people have been killed and many people injured,” the source said.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the fight was between gangs from Matuwo Street, who are called Oyindamola boys, and those of Olabinjo and Idi Oro streets.
He said policemen from the Alakara division were deployed to the scene to restore order but could not as the fight heat on.
“The boys were fighting in front of the filling station over money given them to protect the land. The police tried to curtail them, but they killed one person on Wednesday. Fourteen people were injured. They are factions and have refused to come to agreeable terms,” he said.
When the state police spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, was contacted, he confirmed that the incident, saying: ‘there was a fight in the area.’
The force spokesman, however, stated that no life was reported lost in the brawl.
“Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the skirmish. Normalcy has since been restored to the area. Nobody was killed,” he said.
There was also mayhem at Oshodi, a bustling suburb of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, as hoodlums went on the rampage, setting vehicles and houses ablaze.
Idi Oro, Mushin area of Lagos State
According to the source, the sharing of the money stirred up bad blood among the groups, as they resorted to shooting and unleashing mayhem on one another.
It was learnt that the first victim, whose name was given as Eniba, was shot dead on Wednesday, while another yet-to-be-identified person was killed on Saturday.
“The fight started on Wednesday night. A man who wants to build a structure in a site formerly occupied by a filling station gave N1m to the boys. He said the money was for the protection of the land. They did not agree on the sharing formula and that was how they started fighting. The gun battle was intense and nobody could come out in the area. As of Saturday, two people have been killed and many people injured,” the source said.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the fight was between gangs from Matuwo Street, who are called Oyindamola boys, and those of Olabinjo and Idi Oro streets.
He said policemen from the Alakara division were deployed to the scene to restore order but could not as the fight heat on.
“The boys were fighting in front of the filling station over money given them to protect the land. The police tried to curtail them, but they killed one person on Wednesday. Fourteen people were injured. They are factions and have refused to come to agreeable terms,” he said.
When the state police spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, was contacted, he confirmed that the incident, saying: ‘there was a fight in the area.’
The force spokesman, however, stated that no life was reported lost in the brawl.
“Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the skirmish. Normalcy has since been restored to the area. Nobody was killed,” he said.
There was also mayhem at Oshodi, a bustling suburb of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, as hoodlums went on the rampage, setting vehicles and houses ablaze.
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