By Akinwale Kasali
There is tension in the Mile 2 Area of Lagos following a serious clash between officials of the Lagos Task Force, Touts and Tanker Drivers.
The clash it was gathered has led to the alkeged death of four persons, and several injured.
Eyewitness accounts said that the clash happened at the Mile 2- Oshodi bridge, and as a result, the bridge has been barricaded, forcing motorists to seek alternate routes.
In a video shared on social media, it was narrated that the area is currently shutdown and should be avoided by commuters as angry mob may retaliate by attacking anyone seen around.
Riot fire was also seen in the video, passing a signal that no movement can be done in the area at the moment.
According to Vanguard Newspapers, it received a distress call from a stranded passerby who identified himself as Mr Richard Igbe, who explained that there was a fight on top of the Mile 2-Oshodi bridge.
Igbe told the publication that they had barricaded the bridge blocking the access road.
Although the actual cause of the fight is yet to be ascertained, at the time of the call, Igbe claimed that four persons were dead from gunshots.
“Mile 2 is on fire. The task force, tanker drivers, and touts are fighting seriously. I don’t know what caused the fight, but I am just hiding at Fagbems Filling station at Mile 2 and watching.
“I am going to work, but I am stranded as they barricaded the whole of Mile 2 that nobody will pass”, the eyewitness reportedly said.
Security Operatives have, reportedly, stormed the area to restore peace.
