‘There Was No Attack On Igbo Traders’ – Lagos Police Debunks Rumours

• Lagos state police has debunked rumours of an alleged attack on Igbo traders.

• There was an alleged attack on Igbo traders in the state, following Obi’s victory.

• According to the state police, no shop was vandalized.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that A Lagos State Public Police Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin has said that reports of the alleged attack on Igbo traders in the state on Monday morning are fake.

The PPRO stated this while reacting to reports of the alleged attacks on some traders in Lagos Island by hoodlums over the electoral victory of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi.

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The Lagos State is regarded as the stronghold of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu considering that he was a former governor of the state.

Narrating what happened at the market on Monday, Hundeyin via his verified Twitter handle said: “The market association agreed that shops would remain closed yesterday and today. Igbo traders this morning decided to renege on the agreement and open shops. Some hoodlums took it upon themselves to enforce compliance. The police were alerted.

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“The police arrived promptly. The hoodlums fled upon sighting police patrol vans. Not one shop was vandalized. Not one person was robbed. Not one person was injured. Normalcy was swiftly returned and officers remain on the ground. Go and verify! SHUN FAKE NEWS!”

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