Protest In Lagos as police officer shoots tricycle driver to death

 

By Our Reporter

There are reports of ongoing violence in Abule-Egba, Meiran area of Lagos state after a police officer allegedly stabbed a tricycle driver to death.

The clash between Tricycle Operators and Police officers occurred on Thursday morning.

 

According to eyewitness reports,the chaos began after a Tricycle operator was shot dead following his refusal to give a “N100 bribe” to an officer.

Tension has envelope the area as several gunshots rang out as commercial tricyclists gathered and became irate, condemning the killing and calling for justice.

As at the time of filing this report, its unclear if normalcy has been returned to the area.