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Drama As Soldiers Rained Bullet On Police Chasing Yahoo Boys by AdebisiAdeyinka(m): 6:56am On Nov 21, 2015 |
Vigilant soldiers who had been stationed at 7th
Avenue Festac, Lagos State, fighting pipeline
vandals since Monday, shot dead two civilians
and injured two policemen. One of the soldiers
was also injured in the shooting.
The shooting spree happened moment after the
soldiers received message to be at alert that
robbers had attempted to rob Guaranty Trust
Bank (GTB), on 23th Avenue and that another
set had attacked banks at Agbara, Ogun State.
Following the clash with vandals on Monday, the
soldiers had placed a barrier on the road; the
barrier was to show that the area was a high
security risk area and drivers were expected to
slow down. The victims of yesterday shooting,
however, refused to slow down at the barrier
even after the soldiers repeatedly ordered them
to stop.
Thinking they were criminals, the soldiers started
shooting at them. When the smoke from the
guns cleared, two civilians had been killed, two
policemen and a soldier wounded. The incident
occurred around 10:30pm. The civilian driver died
instantly and a stray bullet killed another civilian
who was eating noodles not far from the scene.
Two policemen were seriously injured. One was
shot in the buttock and another on the knee. The
soldiers so sprayed bullets that expended
hundreds of ammunition littered the ground. Two
police vehicles were shattered and perforated
with bullets. One of the bullets bounced off a
police van and hit one of the soldiers on the
chest. The wounded were rushed to a nearby
hospital, but rejected.
They were referred to Lagos University Teaching
Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba. A police source said:
“Surveillance men were on patrol. They sighted a
Honda car. They thought the driver was a
‘yahooyahoo’ guy. The policemen were in a
commercial bus as against the instruction of the
Inspector General of Police (IG).
“The policemen flagged the Honda driver down,
but he refused to heed. The policemen started
chasing him, up to 7th Avenue where the joint
team of soldiers and policemen were stationed.
There was a barrier on the road to slow down
vehicles. The Honda driver and the policemen in
commercial bus refused to stop.”
It was further gathered that the Honda driver
apparently drove towards the soldiers, thinking
they would protect him from people in the
commercial bus that were chasing him. When
the Honda driver and commercial bus refused to
stop, the soldiers opened fire.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),
Joe Offor, confirmed the incident, which he
described as an act of omission rather than
commission. |
Re: Drama As Soldiers Rained Bullet On Police Chasing Yahoo Boys by ademega(m): 7:02am On Nov 21, 2015 |
sauce of the source |
Re: Drama As Soldiers Rained Bullet On Police Chasing Yahoo Boys by Chanchit: 7:03am On Nov 21, 2015 |
Well the soldiers re just doing their job, na the person weh chop indomie die I pity. |
Re: Drama As Soldiers Rained Bullet On Police Chasing Yahoo Boys by Nobody: 7:03am On Nov 21, 2015 |
Confusion . r i p to the dead |
Re: Drama As Soldiers Rained Bullet On Police Chasing Yahoo Boys by F22RAPTOR(m): 7:05am On Nov 21, 2015 |
Fear is a torment. RIP to the dead |
Re: Drama As Soldiers Rained Bullet On Police Chasing Yahoo Boys by Generalkorex(m): 7:14am On Nov 21, 2015 |
Rip to the dead |
Re: Drama As Soldiers Rained Bullet On Police Chasing Yahoo Boys by Nobody: 7:48am On Nov 21, 2015 |
They should go to Borno and rain bullets on BH! That's what they know how to do! Attacking harmless Nigerians and attacking Police! Nigeria Nigeria! I give up on you |
Re: Drama As Soldiers Rained Bullet On Police Chasing Yahoo Boys by Nobody: 8:16am On Nov 21, 2015 |
smoke dem mudafukas... |
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