Pandemonium is currently reigning at Thomas
Bus stop, Ajegunle on Ikorodu Road as three
young men are feared to have been shot dead
by policemen from the Ajegunle Police
Station.
It was learnt that the men were among some
residents of the area, who were protesting
against the killing of two young men in the
same area by policemen on Friday.
Policemen were said to have pursued four
men, who jumped into the lagoon, but
policemen reportedly opened fire on them,
killing two instantly. Two lucky ones managed
to escape.
The security operatives alleged that the men,
who were bus drivers, were in possession of,
smoking or selling marijuana (Indian Hemp).
On Saturday, some aggrieved young men in
the area, however, began a protest against the
killing, while some policemen reportedly
opened live bullet on them killing three
youths instantly.
The booming of guns could still be heard as of
the time of filing this report while the two
lanes of the expressway have been blocked to
both human and vehicular traffic.
A source told our correspondent that the
casualty figure could still be higher as the
policemen continued their manhunt for some
suspected hoodlums.
The Mile 12-Ikorodu area had recently
become a theartre of war between two cult
groups, resulting in the death of some
residents while several vehicles and personal
belongings of the beleaguered residents had
been destroyed.