By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
Pandemonium reportedly occurred at Ojota area of Lagos on Monday, following a bloody clash between some agitators for Yoruba Nation and police operatives, resulting in the death of one person and burning of a police patrol vehicle.
The protesting agitators, said to have set ablaze the police vehicle, also destroyed some campaign vehicles of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The situation became very tensed as the agitators threatened to burn down Ketu Police Station, before they were dispersed by a reinforcement of anti riot policemen.
Our correspondent gathered that trouble started, when Yoruba Nation agitators stormed the Gani Fawehinmi Park to hold a rally for the actualization of the Yoruba Nation.
According to an eye witness, “The agitators were by one side of the Gani Fawehinmi Park while policemen from RRS were on the other side.”
“When more people were joining them, the police approached them to ask for their permit but the agitators insisted that they didn’t need any permit before they could hold any rally. ”
The eye witness also continued that “More policemen arrived and they began to shoot to disperse the agitators who by then also became violent .”
At that time, some members of the APC were moving in convoy, the agitators vandalized their vehicle and also set a police patrol vehicle ablaze. ”
The clash caused serious panic and gridlock as motorists abandoned their vehicles and scampered into different directions .
Efforts to get the reaction of the Police image maker, SP Benjamin Hundeyin proved abortive as he failed to pick calls put across to him
