Police Impounds 200 Bikes
Over Attack On Opaja Division.
Two motorcyclists have lost their lives during
an exchange of gunfire with policemen who prevented an attack on the Ipaja
Division of the Lagos State Police Command.
Eyewitness said,the
policemen embarked on the enforcement of the existing ban on motorcycle
operations in the state when the motorcyclists revolted against the action, and
during the protest to express their grievances against the enforcement, the
state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement
he posted on his verified handle on X.com that the motorcyclists attempted to overrun
the police station.
He explained that during the exchange of
gunfire between the policemen and the protesting motorcyclists, two motorcycle
operators were killed, and no fewer than 200 motorcyclists were impounded and
some suspects arrested during the incident.
The spokesman also said, the Lagos State
Police Command will not be cowed into abdicating its responsibilities of
enforcement of all duly passed laws and maintenance of law and order within the
society.
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