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Land Grabbers Invade Lagos Site, Kill Three Workers by smog2500: 10:46am On Apr 13, 2019 |
No fewer than three construction workers have been shot dead at a site in the Anthony area of Lagos by some hoodlums suspected to be land grabbers . The bandits , who reportedly wore masks, stormed the site on Thursday in two buses and opened fire on the workers . City Round learnt that the three mobile policemen posted to the site to protect the workers could not repel the attack . A reliable source told our correspondent that two of the victims died on the spot while the third person was confirmed dead in a hospital . He said the land had been a subject of litigation and dispute among three families over the years. The source said , “ The hoodlums went to the site in two buses that afternoon. They wore masks and shot indiscriminately . Three mobile policemen were guarding the workers , but they could not resist the hoodlums . They killed three of the workers . The land is under dispute ; it is very big . Three families are fighting over its ownership . ” The source added that the policemen had been detained at the Pedro Police Station for lack of diligence . The state Police Public Relations Officer , DSP Bala Elkana , confirmed the incident , but said two fatalities were recorded . He said , “ Two persons were killed . We are still investigating the matter. That place has been a subject of litigation . The policemen were not detained . When something happens , we ask questions . We need to hear the account of what happened from them . It is a normal procedure and part of the investigation process . ” |
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