The deceased person , named Gboko, was until the incident, a member of thugs of the Ajah Boys group in the land crisis which for long had been rocking Ajah.
The yet to be identified mobile policeman is said to be a member of the Anti-Riot Team , drafted to Ilaje area ofAjah to douse the tension of an impending clash between rival hoodlums from Ajah and Ilaje.
It was gathered that Gboko and the injured victim. confronted and insulted a team of mobile policemen, when one of them opened fire
on the youths , killing one instantly and inflicting bullet wound on the other.
An eye witness said that trouble started, after some hoodlums from the Ilaje group abducted a member of their rival group in Ilaje .
The eye witness added that the news of the abduction got to his colleagues , who mobilized and attempted to rescue him from the Ilaje
Boys.
Mobile policemen were quickly drafted to the scene which was getting volatile.
The Ajah Boys were said to have attempted to attack the policemen, accusing them of supporting the Ilaje Boys in attacking them. Other
insults were said to have been hurled on the policemen. They were alleged to have attempted to take possession of one of the policemen rifles.
One of the policemen in an attempt to disperse the angry Ajah youths, shot sporadically into the air and then into the midst of the youths, hitting Gboko , who died instantly and an unidentified
person was also injured.
The Ajah youths , fearing for their lives scampered for safety. The body of Gboko was later carried away by policemen.
Some of the youths were said to have been arrested and presently in police custody.
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