- A police officer attached to Diamond Bank, Creek Road in Apapa Lagos shot dead a tanker driver.
- Diamond, Sterling Bank set ablaze
The incident happened earlier today, Wednesday at about 9am when the police mopol asked the tanker driver to move his vehicle from the spot he parked and he refused, then the police threatened to shoot the victim and he replied that he should shoot him then the ugly incident happened as he was shot on the head.
Other reports said the police wanted to extort the tanker driver before argument ensued between them.
Tanker drivers however did not take it lightly, they ran after the officer while he ran into Diamond Bank. The mob set fire on the bank immediately in there attempt to get hold of him.
The reprisal did not end there, the mob moved to Sterling Bank, beside Diamond Bank and set fire on it too after breaking the entrance with stones and other damaging tools.
Other police officers around fled the environment for their dear life before a van of mopol arrived with sporadic gunshot. Yet, they could not restore parity.
It took the intervention of the men of the Nigerian Army, Apapa to bring back sanity into the area.
As at the time of this report, apart from the victim, there is no record of any casualty yet as much as we await the report of the Nigerian Police.
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