By Akinwale Kasali
There is palpable tension in the Ogba area of Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State as Motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada riders, have gone berserk, clashing with Policemen.
It was alleged that Policemen attached to Area G Police Command at Ogba reportedly killed two Okada riders, leading to the violence that erupted in the early hours of today.
Sources revealed that the two killed Okada riders were of Northern extraction, prompting their kinsmen to reinforce and attacked the Police.
The tensed situation threw residents of Ogba into panic, as people scampered for safety.
An eyewitness, Rafiu Ponle, said trouble began when some Policemen allegedly killed two Okada riders in the late hours of Thursday, May 8, 2021, while, allegedly, trying to extort them.
In what appeared to be a reprisal attack to avenge the killing of their colleagues, other Hausa Okada riders and Northerners in the area mobilised and went on rampage.
The rampaging Okada riders were said to have destroyed anything on sight.
It took the intervention of heavily armed Policemen from the Area G Command and Policemen from other Commands who were called for back up to bring about calm and douse the tension in the area.
All efforts to speak with Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer, Odejobi, proved abortive, as he never responded to text messages and calls sent to him before going to Press.
