There was pandemonium in the Ojota area of Lagos State, on Monday, as personnel of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly clashed with members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC.
The incident that occurred in the early hours of Monday, January 9, caused a commotion in the area and triggered fear and panic among residents of the community.
It has been reported that there have been several gun shoots and at least one vehicle set ablaze during the clash between the police and the OPC boys.
According to a report, the Yoruba Nation Group had planned to hold a huge rally at Ojota to press for determination. However, the rally was reportedly called out following the commotion.
A Twitter user, YorubaGlobalYouth, shared a picture of a lifeless man and a video reportedly captured during the riot.
The user captioned the multimedia elements as follows: “BREAKING NEWS! TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED KILLED BY THE NIGERIAN POLICE AT THE YORUBA NATION OJOTA PEACEFUL MEGA RALLY TODAY 9TH JANUARY, 2023. IT WAS MEANT TO BE PEACEFUL!!!”
Another user, Dami Adenuga also described the area as unsafe due to the clash between the police and some people he termed as members of the Oodua People Congress (OPC).
He said, “Ojota is currently unsafe as a shootout is ongoing between the Police and members of the OPC. Please retweet for others to be aware, may we not start 2023 with tragedy abeg .”
“Ojota currently unsafe… shooting between police and OPC guys @giditraffic,” another user, Oyindamola, said.
“I witnessed the shooting and narrowly escaped with my colleague now,” she added.
Also, GoldMyneTv further revealed that several vehicles were burnt during the clash.
“Ongoing Civil unrest around Ojota, Lagos. Multiple gunshots and vehicles burnt as people scampered for safety. @rrslagos767 mobilized to restore calm. Kindly avoid the area for now,” the user added.