Pandemonium broke out in the Mosafejo, Oshodi-
Isale area of Lagos State, after rival groups said to
be members of the National Union of Road
Transport Workers, clashed on Tuesday evening
and early Wednesday.
Four people were reportedly killed, while several
others were injured in the fracas which was
stopped after the intervention of security
agencies.
PUNCH Metro gathered that no fewer than 15
commercial buses were set on fire, while 12
others were vandalised.
Makeshift stalls in the Mosafejo Motor Park were
also torched, leaving traders in the park mourning
their losses.
When PUNCH Metro visited the scene of the
incident on Wednesday, the atmosphere was still
tense as men of the Nigeria Police Force and
some soldiers were observed patrolling the area.
The motor park, usually filled with vehicles, was
deserted as the police armoured tanks and patrol
vans took over the space.
Broken bottles, shards of glass from shattered
windscreens and pebbles, said to have been
deployed by some of the hoodlums during the
fight, littered the road.
Bloodstains dotted the Oshodi Roundabout, where
a man was said to have been shot dead and his
corpse taken away by the police.
A vehicle was still burning as of 1pm when our
correspondent passed the area.
Around the same time, a police van manned by
police officers was observed by our
correspondent taking some teenagers away.
A source told PUNCH Metro that the fight involved
three groups ─ Big London boys, Railway boys
and Under-bridge boys .
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
said the fight started after the police ordered that
there should be a stop in hemp smoking in the
motor park.
The move was said to have been supported by
the Big London boys , which brought them in
conflict with the Railway and Under-bridge gangs
who saw them as an ally of the police.
She said, “That was the beginning of the fight. The
Railway boys and the Under-bridge boys usually
conspire to wage war against the Big London
boys which also had Olu Omo as a leading
member.
“Yesterday (Tuesday), the allied gangs struck
again and killed four people. One particularly was
popular here and we call him Afari . A man was
shot in the eye, another in the hand and leg.
Several others are in critical conditions in
hospitals.”
Another witness, who did not identify herself, said
one Idris was cut with machete in the buttocks,
leg and hand.
“No one knows if he will survive the attack
because his condition is critical,” she said.
When PUNCH Metro crossed over to the area
where the Under-bridge and Railway groups had
their camp, he met some of the men who alleged
that the fight was sponsored by the Big London
gang.
“It was around 11pm on Tuesday that they came
here. They were many in the Big London group.
They had the police backing them and they want
to drive us away from here. They descended on
our vehicles and set many of them ablaze which
you can see for yourself.
“They shot and injured three of our people, who
have been rushed to hospital. We don’t know why
they are after us and this fight could have been
bloodier, but we decided to be calm,” a man in
the group, who did not identify himself, said.
Another member of the group, who equally
declined identification, showed our correspondent
an injury he sustained in his hand.
He said, “They shot at so many of us. This was
where I was shot. Those guys were many. They
shot at about 100 of us and burnt many buses.”
Some of the traders, whose stalls were burnt,
appealed for government’s intervention.
Mrs. Taiwo Olajide, a mother of three and dealer
in soft drinks, said she lost all her goods to the
violence.
She said, “The hoodlums set fire on all the stalls
in this park. They have ruined our business. This
is where I feed my children and keep body and
soul together.”
Another trader, Mrs. Josephine Eze, said all her
provisions were burnt.
Our correspondent also observed a cross-section
of traders who were seated in front of their shops,
which were not affected by the fracas.
They lamented that they had not been able to
operate their business since the area was
cordoned off by the police.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth
Nwosu, while confirming the incident, said one
person was killed, adding that the police
recovered some weapons from the hoodlums.
He said, “There was an attempt to breach the
peace at Oshodi. The hoodlums, who were rival
members of the NURTW, engaged in a fight of
supremacy over control of parks.
“In the process, about eight vehicles were burnt
and 10 vandalised. One person was killed. Five
cutlasses and four expended cartridges were
recovered. Normalcy has been restored as
adequate security has been made to avert any
further breach of the peace.”
Nwosu added that the police arrested nine
suspects in connection with the crime.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Lagos State
Council of the NURTW, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede,
has said the union will unravel the cause of
incessant violent clashes in Oshodi.
He spoke on Wednesday while inaugurating a
five-man committee to find out immediate and
remote causes of the fracas in the area.
Agbede said the leadership of the union in the
state would not fold its arms and watch some
persons destroy the peace being enjoyed in the
state.
He said, “We have been witnessing peace in
Lagos State council of our union since my
administration came in.
We have restored peace in all our parks, so we
shall find out the cause of the present problems in
Oshodi, with a view to finding a lasting solution to
them.”
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moyosore27384:
Pandemonium broke out in the Mosafejo, Oshodi-
Isale area of Lagos State, after rival groups said to
be members of the National Union of Road
Transport Workers, clashed on Tuesday evening
and early Wednesday.
Four people were reportedly killed, while several
others were injured in the fracas which was
stopped after the intervention of security
agencies.
PUNCH Metro gathered that no fewer than 15
commercial buses were set on fire, while 12
others were vandalised.
Makeshift stalls in the Mosafejo Motor Park were
also torched, leaving traders in the park mourning
their losses.
When PUNCH Metro visited the scene of the
incident on Wednesday, the atmosphere was still
tense as men of the Nigeria Police Force and
some soldiers were observed patrolling the area.
The motor park, usually filled with vehicles, was
deserted as the police armoured tanks and patrol
vans took over the space.
Broken bottles, shards of glass from shattered
windscreens and pebbles, said to have been
deployed by some of the hoodlums during the
fight, littered the road.
Bloodstains dotted the Oshodi Roundabout, where
a man was said to have been shot dead and his
corpse taken away by the police.
A vehicle was still burning as of 1pm when our
correspondent passed the area.
Around the same time, a police van manned by
police officers was observed by our
correspondent taking some teenagers away.
A source told PUNCH Metro that the fight involved
three groups ─ Big London boys, Railway boys
and Under-bridge boys .
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
said the fight started after the police ordered that
there should be a stop in hemp smoking in the
motor park.
The move was said to have been supported by
the Big London boys , which brought them in
conflict with the Railway and Under-bridge gangs
who saw them as an ally of the police.
She said, “That was the beginning of the fight. The
Railway boys and the Under-bridge boys usually
conspire to wage war against the Big London
boys which also had Olu Omo as a leading
member.
“Yesterday (Tuesday), the allied gangs struck
again and killed four people. One particularly was
popular here and we call him Afari . A man was
shot in the eye, another in the hand and leg.
Several others are in critical conditions in
hospitals.”
Another witness, who did not identify herself, said
one Idris was cut with machete in the buttocks,
leg and hand.
“No one knows if he will survive the attack
because his condition is critical,” she said.
When PUNCH Metro crossed over to the area
where the Under-bridge and Railway groups had
their camp, he met some of the men who alleged
that the fight was sponsored by the Big London
gang.
“It was around 11pm on Tuesday that they came
here. They were many in the Big London group.
They had the police backing them and they want
to drive us away from here. They descended on
our vehicles and set many of them ablaze which
you can see for yourself.
“They shot and injured three of our people, who
have been rushed to hospital. We don’t know why
they are after us and this fight could have been
bloodier, but we decided to be calm,” a man in
the group, who did not identify himself, said.
Another member of the group, who equally
declined identification, showed our correspondent
an injury he sustained in his hand.
He said, “They shot at so many of us. This was
where I was shot. Those guys were many. They
shot at about 100 of us and burnt many buses.”
Some of the traders, whose stalls were burnt,
appealed for government’s intervention.
Mrs. Taiwo Olajide, a mother of three and dealer
in soft drinks, said she lost all her goods to the
violence.
She said, “The hoodlums set fire on all the stalls
in this park. They have ruined our business. This
is where I feed my children and keep body and
soul together.”
Another trader, Mrs. Josephine Eze, said all her
provisions were burnt.
Our correspondent also observed a cross-section
of traders who were seated in front of their shops,
which were not affected by the fracas.
They lamented that they had not been able to
operate their business since the area was
cordoned off by the police.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth
Nwosu, while confirming the incident, said one
person was killed, adding that the police
recovered some weapons from the hoodlums.
He said, “There was an attempt to breach the
peace at Oshodi. The hoodlums, who were rival
members of the NURTW, engaged in a fight of
supremacy over control of parks.
“In the process, about eight vehicles were burnt
and 10 vandalised. One person was killed. Five
cutlasses and four expended cartridges were
recovered. Normalcy has been restored as
adequate security has been made to avert any
further breach of the peace.”
Nwosu added that the police arrested nine
suspects in connection with the crime.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Lagos State
Council of the NURTW, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede,
has said the union will unravel the cause of
incessant violent clashes in Oshodi.
He spoke on Wednesday while inaugurating a
five-man committee to find out immediate and
remote causes of the fracas in the area.
Agbede said the leadership of the union in the
state would not fold its arms and watch some
persons destroy the peace being enjoyed in the
state.
He said, “We have been witnessing peace in
Lagos State council of our union since my
administration came in.
We have restored peace in all our parks, so we
shall find out the cause of the present problems in
Oshodi, with a view to finding a lasting solution to
them.”
Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This
material, and other digital content on this website,
may not be reproduced, published, broadcast,
rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part
without prior express written permission from
PUNCH.
Contact: editor@punchng.com

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