Shooting Continues for Second Day in Lagos Community

Chiemelie Ezeobi
A day after the intense gun duel between the displaced pipeline vandals and the police operatives, the gun duel continued on Wednesday as the gunmen staged a comeback.

No fewer than five persons were arrested by the Lagos State Police Command in connection with Tuesday’s attack by displaced pipeline vandals at the Igando community, a suburb of Lagos, that left six policemen injured after they were shot

The displaced vandals had stormed the Obadore, Ewedogbon, Akesan Fatoki, and Egan communities of Igando, and left six persons injured, as they robbed other residents of their valuables.

Although they were later repelled by the police, the gang successfully carted away money and other valuables from the defenceless residents.

However, despite the heavy police presence and the deployment of drones, helicopters and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), the gunmen staged a return match on Wednesday.

They were said to have bided their time until the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, and his team, who visited the area for an on-the-spot assesment, had left the scene.

However, the CP had not gone far when they struck, so the police were able to immediately deploy their personnel and repelled the gunmen again, which triggered rumours that the CP was attacked by the vandals.

Speaking to THISDAY, some of the residents, who lamented that they had been traumatised by the continuous attacks in recent times, called on the police to ensure that the criminal elements are fished out.

One of the residents who spoke on anonymity said, “We don’t feel safe anymore. Our lives are under threat. These criminals come here at will, rob and traumatise us and go scot free.
“Now, the police have told us that they can’t access the creeks because of its nature, isn’t it high time they invite the navy and the air force, with their advantage of the air and the water to tackle this menace?”

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