At least four people were feared dead on Monday following a clash between scrap dealers and security men guarding oil pipelines in the Isheri Osun/Ijegun area of Lagos.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the police had raided the camp of the scrap dealers following a tip off that they (scrap dealers) have been engaging in nefarious activities.
The raid soon led to a free-for-all which reportedly saw four persons shot dead while several others sustained various degrees of injuries.
Speaking exclusively with TheNewsGuru.com, one of the scavengers who simply identified himself as Ahmed said: ‘The police have been coming here to disturb us. We don’t do anything here other than sell our scraps. And we settle them regularly whenever they come around. Now they came this morning and started trouble. We resisted and they started shooting thereby killing and injuring some of us’.
Another victim who identified himself as Sanni said: “They killed four of our men. I am just coming from Isolo mortuary where I deposited the corpse of my brother.
“About 17 other people were injured,” a victim, who identified himself as Sanni, said.
TheNewsGuru.com gathers that the angry mob also set ablaze two Hilux patrol vans at the scene.
The traditional ruler of Ijegun, Oba Nureni Akinremi, said policemen from Area ‘M’ Command were invited.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Olarinde Famous-Cole, also confirmed that the police were at the scene to maintain law and order.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that normalcy had returned to the area as police patrol vans are seen parading the area intermittently.