Two persons have been confirmed dead following a clash between rival gangs at the Bariga area of Lagos State.
Ngozi Braide, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday said the deceased died over the weekend when two notorious gangs, known as Downtown Boys and Shaggy Boys, clashed over the control of the sand dredging site at the Ilaje community in Bariga.
The gangs members were said to have engaged in a gun duel for three days, which raised tension in the area, as residents scampered for safety to thier houses.
But sources said more than five persons died durimg the clash.
The police also declared one Ibrahim, also known as Small Jpron, wanted as the mastermind of the clash and other crimes in Shomolu area of Lagos State.