Gunshots were fired on Thursday morning as armed members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) clashed at the Obalende area of Lagos State.
An eyewitness said the clash started on Thursday around 8: 00 am and left commuters to scamper for safety. The eyewitness alleged it was a rival clash between factions of the NURTW but another report said it was a clash between members of rival cult groups. x
The series of gunshots has led to panic in the area with some properties destroyed.
“Everyone should avoid Obalende right now. Thugs are heavily armed with guns shooting here and there,” a Twitter user @notjustsalmanPR.
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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.