A riot policeman, otherwise known as mobile policeman, on Saturday
shot and killed a young man in the Ajah area of Lagos State.
The policeman also injured another person, who is currently fighting
to stay alive in an undisclosed hospital.
The deceased, simply identified as Gboko, was until the incident a
thug who belongs to the Ajah Boys Group in the land crisis that has
been rocking Ajah.
The yet-to-be-identified mobile policeman is said to be a member of
the anti-riot team drafted to Ilaje area of Ajah to douse the tension
of an impending clash between rival hoodlums from Ajah and Ilaje.
It was gathered that Gboko and the injured victim confronted and
insulted a team of mobile policemen.
One of the policemen then opened fire on the men, killing one
instantly and inflicting bullet wounds on the other.
An eyewitness said that trouble started after some hoodlums from the
Ilaje group abducted a member of their rival group in Ilaje.
The eyewitness added that the news of the abduction got to his
colleagues, who mobilized and attempted to rescue him from the Ilaje
Boys.
Mobile policemen were quickly drafted to the scene, which was getting volatile.
The Ajah Boys were said to have attempted to attack the policemen,
accusing them of supporting the Ilaje Boys in attacking them.
Other insults were said to have been hurled on the policemen.
One of the policemen, in an attempt to disperse the angry Ajah youths,
shot sporadically into the air and then into the midst of the youths.
The Ajah youths, fearing for their lives, scampered for safety.
The body of Gboko was later carried away by the policemen.
Some of the youths were said to have been arrested and are presently
in police custody.
Policeman kills one, injure another for insulting him
