Two killed, women raped as Mushin crisis escalates

SOURCE; THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER











Two persons were feared killed,
and two married women raped
on Wednesday in a fresh
violence at Oju Irin, in the Mushin
area of Lagos State.

Also, no fewer than 80 vehicles
were vandalised, and apartments
and shops looted by youths
identified as Akala boys.
Our correspondent gathered that
the pockets of violence in
Mushin escalated on Wednesday
when the Akala boys struck to
register their dissatisfaction with
the outcome of a reconciliatory
peace meeting last week, which
they claimed favoured their rival,
Oju Irin boys.

It was gathered that the Akala
boys struck, demanding for the
head of the leader of Oju Irin
boys, identified as Toba Bale.
Residents of the area said they
were woken up by gun shots,
which made them scamper for
safety.
A resident who would not give
his name for fear of molestation,
told our correspondent that the
youths in Oju Irin were not
expecting the attack after the
peace meeting, making the Akala
boys to have a field day
wrecking the area.

“They looted shops, broke into
houses and even raped two
married women here. It was a
scary experience. Government
should do something quick.
Violence here is becoming a
recurring decimal, ” he said.
Another resident, who gave his
name simply as Samson, said he
had decided to relocate to
Ikorodu. “I have been told that
there is peace there,” he said.
Our correspondent noticed that
policemen had been deployed in
the area, while two armoured
tanks were seen in strategic
spots.

Deputy spokesman of Lagos
State Police Command, Samuel
Jinadu, said the police had
restored peace in the area. “We
don’t have any report of
casualty,” he said, adding that
two suspects were also arrested.