Mayhem in Obalende as motorcyclist jumps off bridge, dies

There was confusion Thursday in the Obalende area of Lagos following ‎a clash between the men of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences Unit and social miscreants popularly called ‘Area Boys’.

The mayhem, New Telegraph gathered was a result of a commercial motorcyclist, who jumped off the Obalende bridge after sighting the officials of the task force died immediately.
The yet-to be identified motorcyclist, New Telegraph learnt lost his life while trying to evade arrest by the men of the taskforce for plying prohibited routes in the state.
The incident climaxed about two hours of taskforce operation in the area.
The development quickly drew public sympathy to the victim, leading to reprisal attacks on the law enforcement
officers.
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