The Lagos State Police
Spokesperson, Ngozi Braide had shed light on the fighting which broke out
between two groups of street urchins otherwise known as areas boys at the Orile area of the state on Monday.
The clash had left a man
dead, while several others were injured.
Speaking on the clash, Braide
revealed that at least five persons had been arrested in connection with the
fight, but added that the police had yet to ascertain the identity of the
victim who was stabbed several times before he eventually died.
Her words: “At about 9:45pm, some groups of
thugs engaged in a supremacy battle in Coker area of Orile. Policemen rushed to
the scene and on arrival, it was observed that the streets were littered with
pebbles and many vehicles were vandalised.
“On sighting the police,
the hoodlums took to their heels. The corpse of a man of about 27-years-old, who
we suspected to have participated in the mayhem, was seen lying down in a pool
of his blood with severe cuts on him.
“Five male suspects were
arrested while some cutlasses and a locally made shot gun recovered, the injured
victims were later referred to hospitals and the corpse taken to mortuary for
autopsy, normalcy has since returned.”
The fight which started Monday
was said to have been between two groups of thugs at the Orile area. It was
gathered during the fracas, some of the thugs seized the opportunity to start
attacking and dispossessing members of the public of their valuables.
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