Policemen and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps clashed at Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Wednesday
following the killing of two Civil Defence officers by the police last night.
Corps clashed at Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Wednesday
following the killing of two Civil Defence officers by the police last night.
The police were said to have laid ambush and shot dead the two
Civil Defence officers in Ikorodu area of Lagos last night in a bid to rescue
suspected oil vandals arrested by the corps.
Civil Defence officers in Ikorodu area of Lagos last night in a bid to rescue
suspected oil vandals arrested by the corps.
The Civil Defence men were said to have been shot inside their
vehicle with registration number CD 15 A01.
vehicle with registration number CD 15 A01.
P.M.NEWS saw the vehicle parked at the
Civil Defence headquarters at Alausa and it was seriously stained with blood in
the aftermath of the shooting.
Civil Defence headquarters at Alausa and it was seriously stained with blood in
the aftermath of the shooting.
The officers killed are Assistant Inspector, Gabriel Adaji and
Inspector Innocent Akegbe.
Inspector Innocent Akegbe.
Their remains have been taken to the Military Hospital Mortuary,
Yaba.
Yaba.
Spokesperson of the Lagos Civil Defence Corps, Kehinde Dada said
the officers had gone on a raid of vandals in Ikorodu and were returning when
they were ambushed by the police who shot and killed two Civil Defence
officers.
the officers had gone on a raid of vandals in Ikorodu and were returning when
they were ambushed by the police who shot and killed two Civil Defence
officers.
She said the attack was sudden and that was why the slain
officers could not defend themselves.
officers could not defend themselves.
Another civil defence officer alleged that the vandals informed
the police on phone that their men had been arrested and wanted the police to
rescue them, saying that the police stormed the scene and shot at the civil
defence officers.
the police on phone that their men had been arrested and wanted the police to
rescue them, saying that the police stormed the scene and shot at the civil
defence officers.
The killing of the two officers resulted in a reprisal attack on
policemen this morning in front of the Civil Defence office at Alausa.
policemen this morning in front of the Civil Defence office at Alausa.
Officers of the corps pounced on two policemen and beat them
thoroughly to express their anger over the loss of their men.
thoroughly to express their anger over the loss of their men.
There wast shooting by the police and civil defence corps during
the clash.
the clash.
There was pandemonium in the area as people ran in all
directions to avoid being hit by stray bullets.
directions to avoid being hit by stray bullets.
The two policemen that were beaten were forced into the Civil
Defence premises by corps officers while officers of the Rapid Response Squad
were quickly drafted to the scene to quell the clash.
Defence premises by corps officers while officers of the Rapid Response Squad
were quickly drafted to the scene to quell the clash.
A large number of fully armed RRS officers were stationed at the
Civil Defence gate, while the Divisional Police Officer, Alausa Police Station,
was at the scene to restore normalcy.
Civil Defence gate, while the Divisional Police Officer, Alausa Police Station,
was at the scene to restore normalcy.
Civil Defence officers were ordered by their commandant back
into their premises but there is apprehension that the police might fight back
to rescue their men beaten and arrested by the officers of the corps.
into their premises but there is apprehension that the police might fight back
to rescue their men beaten and arrested by the officers of the corps.
Inside the Civil Defence office, hundreds of officers stopped
work and were seen discussing the tragedy with anger welling inside them.
work and were seen discussing the tragedy with anger welling inside them.
There could have been more bloodshed if the Civil Defence corps
were not ordered back into their premises as they were fully armed and were
spoiling for a showdown with the police.
were not ordered back into their premises as they were fully armed and were
spoiling for a showdown with the police.
When contacted, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar
Manko said he was not aware of the incident.
Manko said he was not aware of the incident.
The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ngozi
Braide also said she was not aware and that she would find out. But she never
called back.
Braide also said she was not aware and that she would find out. But she never
called back.
When P.M.NEWS called again, her deputy picked the
call, saying she was in a meeting.
call, saying she was in a meeting.
Source: PMNews
