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Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by SEHHYTEX(m): 1:24am On Feb 26, 2015
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.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/mayhem-in-lagos-%e2%80%a2four-killed-27-vehicles-destroyed-in-gang-war/


Pix from the Scene of the violence

Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by grinface98(m): 1:41am On Feb 26, 2015
RIP TO THE DEAD!
Let's put an end to violence and bloodshed in our dear country. It makes everything worse. Causing a lifetime of agony to the deceased family.
And let's vote for the right man to make our country a safe place to live
Sai Baba
Sai Apc
Sai Buhari!!!

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by Nobody: 1:46am On Feb 26, 2015
Hope those involve know we have AIG Mbu Joseph Mbu in Lagos now? A word is enough for the wise. Government should try regulate the activities of those NURTW.




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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by aminashy: 1:56am On Feb 26, 2015
Buhari is a terrorist
Apc is boko haram
Thiefnu.bu is a pedophile and a cocain sniffer

Buhari can only be president in sambisa and shekau would hand over to him.

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by Nobody: 1:59am On Feb 26, 2015
This is what Tinubu has done to Lagos. A supposed MegaCity is home to touts on 90% of lagos roads. That's enough to scare any investor from Lagos and it's transport sector.

. . . and what can Fashola do, when his oga @dTop is running shows with agberos? sad

I'm not affiliated to any political party, it's just what we see everyday. It's too bad for a city like Lagos to have touts running up & down in the name of a transport union. If you can't ban them at least regulate their activities.

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by nickusoro(m): 2:12am On Feb 26, 2015
Holy Crap! Who are we to blame?
I'm still contemplating about blaming it all on illiteracy but I might be wrong. It's a long way down and not a smooth path too.

Violence don't pay! The earlier people realize that, the happier we'll be.

#QuoteMeIfYouWanna

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by vicadex07(m): 2:16am On Feb 26, 2015
Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by Nobody: 3:16am On Feb 26, 2015
For how long do we need to go through this?

All these stalls development,wish they knew.
Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by laurel03(m): 4:57am On Feb 26, 2015
NURTW is one of the major problem in 9ja.. Buba Marwa try to end agbero issues in Lag during his era..

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by edo3(m): 5:44am On Feb 26, 2015
God protect ur own.
Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by DaBullIT(m): 6:24am On Feb 26, 2015
Not to worry NURTW will be cancelled in Lagos soon and those gangs will be powerless just like Ajimobi stopped them in Ibadan


APC cares

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by angelTI(f): 6:39am On Feb 26, 2015
nairalandist:
This is what Tinubu has done to Lagos. A supposed MegaCity is home to touts on 90% of lagos roads. That's enough to scare any investor from Lagos and it's transport sector.

. . . and what can Fashola do, when his oga @dTop is running shows with agberos? sad

Tinubu caused touts in Lagos?

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by disloman(m): 6:44am On Feb 26, 2015
God save all us all.
Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by africandictator(m): 6:47am On Feb 26, 2015
hit like if you have ever been involved in a gang fight before.and share if you lost your life,got injured or sustained a scar.
Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by kettykin: 6:49am On Feb 26, 2015
All the APC stronghold states are in one self induced crisis or the other, they can not even run crisis free states.
This is Impacting other peacefull states of the federation

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by Nobody: 6:52am On Feb 26, 2015
grinface98:
RIP TO THE DEAD!
Let's put an end to violence and bloodshed in our dear country. It makes everything worse. Causing a lifetime of agony to the deceased family.
And let's vote for the right man to make our country a safe place to live
Sai Baba
Sai Apc
Sai Buhari!!!

read this crap of a janjawe.ed therapy
aloud n suddenly all the cats cant stop laughing...i mean...abokii will always be abokii...

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by geniusmedia: 6:52am On Feb 26, 2015
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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by kettykin: 6:54am On Feb 26, 2015
kettykin:
All the APC stronghold states are in one self induced crisis or the other, they can not even run crisis free states.
This is Impacting other peacefull states of the federation

They are also drowning themselves on loans which there is no guarantee of repayments

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by stinggy(m): 7:07am On Feb 26, 2015
myhoodlink:
Hope those involve know we have AIG Mbu Joseph Mbu in Lagos now? A word is enough for the wise. Government should try regulate the activities of those NURTW.

WTF has the Mbu been doing since he resumed in Lagos? If I'm not mistaking, this isn't the first nor second clash of this kind in Oshodi this year.
Mbu should sit up and face his job squarely!


Funny group names though:- Big London boys, Railway boys and Under-bridge boys. cheesy

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by Vicotex(m): 7:15am On Feb 26, 2015
Make NA come test those new Hardwares for these APC Thugs body.
#Gejtill heaven falls

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by pfijacobs(m): 7:17am On Feb 26, 2015
Every tom, dick and harry wants to be a gang member... I dunno which to blame... Hollywood for releasing actoon movies without adding 'intelligent peeps only' or the government for refusing to checkmate the activities of its hood citizenry....
Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by Nobody: 7:38am On Feb 26, 2015
apc4ya undecided
Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by holatin(m): 7:43am On Feb 26, 2015
aminashy:


Buhari is a terrorist
Apc is boko haram
Thiefnu.bu is a pedophile and a cocain sniffer

Buhari can only be president in sambisa and shekau would hand over to him.
oh my God ! what has our youth of today become ?
they ve been infected with cluelessness.
it break my heart to see someone write a foolish comment like yours and some people still like d trash.

am ashamed of what Nigeria of today has become

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by holatin(m): 7:48am On Feb 26, 2015
nairalandist:
This is what Tinubu has done to Lagos. A supposed MegaCity is home to touts on 90% of lagos roads. That's enough to scare any investor from Lagos and it's transport sector.

. . . and what can Fashola do, when his oga @dTop is running shows with agberos? sad
sometime I feel like asking, do human now live without brain ?

is it fashola dat will regulate thuggery on street ?
those people are they all Lagosian ? No but people that came from other state to find whiter pasture in lag.

soon you will blamethe fighting at house of assembly on fashola.
I just can't fathom ow dumb,silly,indiscreet, pointless,baseless and clueless you saTANist think.

#bringbackouryouth

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by abokikhalifa: 8:10am On Feb 26, 2015
nairalandist:
This is what Tinubu has done to Lagos. A supposed MegaCity is home to touts on 90% of lagos roads. That's enough to scare any investor from Lagos and it's transport sector.

. . . and what can Fashola do, when his oga @dTop is running shows with agberos? sad
I don't want to knw ur state but I can bet that lagos is far far better than ur state. Centre of excellence

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by armadeo(m): 8:34am On Feb 26, 2015
Touts!!

Oshodi spirit has ressurected. Nurtw is a big problem in this country and they need to be cautioned severely.
Example is the way danfo drivers ride roughshod in the streets of Lagos blatantly disregarding any and all forms of sanity while the helpless lastma turns a blind eye and focuses his seeing eye on the law abiding road user trying to extort the next meal.

We need reorientation in this nation individually and collectively. The change starts with you.

God bless Nigeria.

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by Nobody: 8:46am On Feb 26, 2015
Jimi Agbaje will rid Lagos of touts and thugs.


Yes to JayKay 2015

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by otijah(m): 8:48am On Feb 26, 2015
Ok
Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by Nobody: 8:48am On Feb 26, 2015
The funny thing is that once this violence starts no security agency intervenes. The thugs are allowed to maim and kill innocent passersby for nothing.

Yet we have military bases and several police stations in this Oshodi area.

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Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by oakson: 8:48am On Feb 26, 2015
The gods of Oshodi are not smiling....
They need an appeasement!(Sacrifice)
Re: Mayhem In Lagos, 4 Killed, 27 Vehicles Destroyed In Gang War by Arlex(m): 8:49am On Feb 26, 2015
I wonder y ppl would still risk their life all in d name of gang forgetting that life has no duplicate.

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