SARS invades Lagos market, shoots five

Five traders were injured while several others escaped death, after trigger-happy policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Zone II Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, opened fire at Owode Onirin Market in Agboyi Ketu Local Council Development Area.

The policemen, numbering over five, were said to have been led into the market by a chairman in the market, identified simply as Ojolowo. The policemen allegedly opened fire on hapless traders. The incident occurred on Saturday. By the time the smoke from their guns cleared, five traders had sustained bullet wound injuries. A trader said: “The policemen came in a Sienna car. They came out of their vehicle and started shooting sporadically into the market. We later heard that they came to arrest Alhaji, the Babaloja of the market. He is over 89-yearold.”

It was gathered that Ojolowo and his team were supposed to remit N1.5 million revenue to the council account, but instead they brought SARS operatives and shot five traders in the market. One of the traders, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said: “We were in our various shops around 3pm when the policemen came and started chasing traders with guns. The cause of the problem is power tussle. Ojolowo’s tenure expired July 31. “He and his executives came on board three years ago.
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