●Seven suspects arrested
●Orders massive manhunt for other fleeing suspects
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, on Saturday personally led a joint team of Police operatives and Tactical Squads from the Command to clear the blockage and reopen the Lagos-Badagry Expressway at the Otto-Ijanikin axis to traffic and other road users.
According to a statement by the Command spokesperson , SP Abimbola Adebisi, “the expressway, which was blocked following a communal clash between the youths of Ijanikin and Otto, has since been reopened about 09:00 am.
The statement explained that the expressway, which was blocked for some hours on Saturday following a communal clash between youths of Ijanikin and Otto, has now been reopened to traffic, and normalcy has been fully restored in the affected communities with members of the public going about their lawful businesses and activities peacefully.
According to it, ” during the clash between the two youth groups, one Akinyemi Omo Akin, was suspected to have been shot and died in the hospital.
It added that the Commissioner of Police has directed a full-scale investigation of the incident, to be led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti while massive deployment of Police personnel” is on the ground to sustain the peace and forestall any further breakdown of law and order.
The statement explained that preliminary investigation, it was incorrect and untrue that the deceased died from a stray bullet from the Police.
According to it, ” Before Police intervention and arrival at the scene, there were calls and information to the Police from members of the public that the two sides brought in cultists that were shooting and engaging themselves in a gun duel, saying that ” the victim must have been shot during the shootout”
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The statement confirmed the arrest of 7 suspects from both si in connection with the clash, and have made voluntary statements indicating the various criminal roles they played in the clash.
It added that One locally made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from one of the suspects and that detachments of Police Tactical Squads and Anti-Riot Policemen were currently combing the affected communities and surrounding bushes to apprehend the other fleeing suspects and bring them to justice.
It further explained the Command has warned all troublemakers and their sponsors that it would not tolerate any act that could lead to the breach of the existing peace anywhere in the State., saying that “The full weight of the law will be applied to those arrested. Parents and guardians are hereby enjoined to prevail on their children and wards to desist forthwith from any act that threatens the safety of lives and property in the State.
The CP Jimoh encouraged all the people of the State to go about their lawful businesses and other engagements without fear or apprehension and urged members of the public to promptly report any suspicious persons or activities capable of threatening public peace and security through the Command’s emergency lines: 07061019374, 08065154338, 08063299264, 08039344870, and 09168630929.
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