The clash led to panic in the area as motorists, passengers and passersby scampered for safety.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 11, 2021
Gunshots were fired at the Obalende area of Lagos this morning as rival factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers allegedly clashed on Thursday morning.
The clash which started around 8am, as learnt, led to panic in the area as motorists, passengers and passersby scampered for safety due to the gunshots fired.
One Twitter user, Chika Ezeabiama @ps6811 tweeted, Please guys if you re going to Obalende or Ikoyi through that axis biko (please) turn back, Agberos (motor park workers) are fighting and as usual the @PoliceNG are doing nothing about it.
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Gunshots were recorded this morning when rival factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) clashed within the Obalende axis of Lagos Island.
The fracas which started around 8 a.m saw several persons who were heading for work scampering for safety.
The clash also left some property including buses vandalized while pedestrian and vehicular movements were restricted in the area.
In a statement on Thursday, police authorities said its operatives were on to address the situation.
There is pandemonium in the popular Obalende part of Lagos Island following a clash between factional members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Daily Trust reports that several gunshots were heard in the area as hoodlums suspected to be members of the transport union took on one another. United Nigeria Airlines begins […]
There was chaos in Obalende, Lagos State on Thursday morning after gunshots rent the air during a clash between rival groups within the National Union of