Pascal Arogorn Ibe
Hoodlums set ablaze the Bus Rapid Transit terminal at Oyingbo, Lagos Mainland , Lagos State , eyewitnesses said on Wednesday .
They also burnt many BRT buses, at least three residents in the area confirmed .
The eyewitnesses said there is tension in the area .
One of the residents , Okanlawon , said two persons are feared dead.
“ Markets cannot open . We heard two people have died The hoodlums are angry. We are hearing gunshots ’ sounds . Nobody can go out, ” he told our correspondent on the telephone .
Another resident, AnuOluwapo , said there were heavy gunshots at Adekunle Bus- Stop inward Third Mainland Bridge .
This was also seen in a viral video seen by our correspondent.
The leader of the local vigilante team in the area , Agbodemu Ishola , said , “ When the news of police stations being burnt spread yesterday, some of us , including NURTW team and mainland security , met with the boys and pleaded with them to ensure that Lagos Mainland is crime -free . They agreed and promised to protest peacefully.
“ It was after the meeting that they heard about shootings at Lekki toll gate and they began to mobilise this morning.
“ They said they are angry that their friends were shot . They asked the police to go back to their stations and drop their guns. We pleaded with them .
“ They threw bottles and other weapons at us . They wanted to attack Denton Police Station but they couldn ’ t penetrate . The Local Government Secretariat was attacked . They damaged a school . They destroyed over 100 BRT buses . They burnt the terminal .
“ They wanted to attack Adekunke Police Station but officers repelled them . That is why there were heavy gunshots. Two vigilantes have been shot . We are in the hospital. ”
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