Fracas broke out, yesterday, in Ikorodu following the death of a motorcyclist after he was allegedly shot by a Policeman attached to Ikorodu Division, Lagos State.
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The tragedy struck around 4p.m at Ojubode area leading to a serious gridlock which lasted for hours as the deceased's colleagues trooped out to protest the killing.
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This resulted into pandemonium as
commuters and residents scampered for safety. Also, shops and offices were shut for hours by owners for fear of the unknown.
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Although information was sketchy as at press time, an eye witnesses said the motorcyclist identified simply as Haruna, met his untimely death when the Policemen stormed the area to impound his motorcycle but the deceased refused arrest on the ground that the Policemen visited last weekend asking him to part with an undisclosed amount of money.
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To his surprise, the same Policemen came back yesterday to impound the motorcycle and out of annoyance.
All this unlawful killing by policemen in Nigeria is something that must just stop cos it's affecting their reputation big time!