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Two Killed As Lagos Police Reveal Identity Of Station Attackers
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The Ipaja Police Division was a subject of an attack earlier on Monday.
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The attack was said to have been carried out by “hundreds of hoodlums”.
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The police say it repelled the attack.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command says officers of the Ipaja Police Division have contained an attack on the division which led to the death of two attackers.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the development in a statement.
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The attackers invaded the Ipaja Police Division earlier on Monday with gunshots heard, sending panic across the area.
The police spokesperson identified the attackers as motorcycle operators who rebelled against officers’ enforcement of the existing ban on motorcycles in Lagos.
According to Hundeyin, the police arrested some of the attackers and recovered a locally made firearm, while two of the attackers were fatally wounded.
Lagos State Police Command spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin
“Officers of Ipaja Police Division have successfully repelled an early morning attack on their division by motorcycle operators,” the statement reads.
“The attack came after police officers commenced the day’s enforcement of the existing ban on motorcycles in Lagos State. The attackers, who came in their hundreds, stormed the station with dangerous weapons, shooting at the officers and attempting to overrun the station.
“While officers and men of the division held their ground, reinforcement came from the Area Command and the Rapid Response Squad (RRS). Two of the attackers were fatally injured during the attack.
“However, this did not deter the officers from accomplishing their mandate as over two hundred motorcycles were impounded and some of the attackers arrested, with one locally made firearm retrieved.
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“The Lagos State Police Command will not be cowed into abdicating its responsibilities of enforcement of all duly passed laws and maintenance of law and order within the society.”
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