There was palpable tension around Iyana School Bus Stop area of Lagos State on Friday as a group men protested against the killing of two persons by a policeman attached to the Iba Police Post.
The police in the state confirmed the death of one person but claimed that commercial motorcyclists attacked policemen who were on their way to black spots in the area.
The protesters, who chanted war songs and held dangerous weapons, remained on the streets for more than three hours, threatening to set the police station on fire.
The acting Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Lelma Kolle, claimed that the victims died during a clash between two groups of hoodlums.
He also claimed that the police, while trying to disperse the “violent” motorcyclists, who allegedly attempted to burn a police station, fired and the shots hit two of them in the leg.
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