A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist has lost his life during a clash between commercial motorcyclists and operatives of the Lagos State Police Command over an accident that occurred at Abule-Egba area of Lagos.
The Spokesman of the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Tuesday on his verified Twitter handle.
According to Hundeyin, after a minor accident involving a car and a motorcycle occurred on the Abule-Egba Bridge at about 4:30pm in Tuesday, motorcycle riders in their numbers started fomenting trouble.
He said that the police arrived at the scene to quell the unrest, but the motorcyclists violently attacked the policemen.
He tweeted: “We are fully aware of the disturbances in Oko-Oba area of Lagos State.
“This resulted in the death of one of the riders.
“Normalcy has been restored to the area.
“The Police in Oko-Oba are fully on ground to forestall any breakdown of law and order.”