Hoodlums as described by business owners or ‘Area boys’ as fondly called, took over Abule-Ado area of Lagos in a free-for-all fight between themselves over who will be in charge of collecting fees. Yesterday, what the residents thought was over -upgraded from a street fight to armed robbery.
The hoodlums who came in their numbers with different arms, weapons and charms -attacked themselves and other innocent traders selling phones and other things in the area. They went from shop to shop stealing new phones and disposing the packets in order to carry many
According to an eyewitness, following the clash yesterday, a police van was stationed in the area today..The police having stayed for long -thought that peace had been restored and left. Immediately they left towards evening, the touts regrouped themselves and engaged each other.
The
worst part is the traders who lost their goods and properties including
cash during the shop to shop raid. The residents are scared as they
saying that yesterday was the “training”, today was the “real match” and
they don’t know what tomorrow will be… This is umpteenth time it has
happened. Adequate security is urgently needed in the area… About six security vans (including army and police) stormed the area after the fight as seen in the pictures below…
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