One person has been confirmed dead as
traders at the Ladipo Market, Oshodi, Lagos, on Thursday protested
against alleged extortion by one Monday Ijoba. It was learnt that Ijoba and his gang members were reportedly employed by the local government authority in the area to collect charges from the traders.
Displaying placards which read, “Monday, enough is enough”, among others, the traders chanted war songs.
The market is dominated by Igbo, who sell spare parts and electronics, among others.
It was learnt that policemen and
soldiers mobilised to the scene, but some of the protesters reportedly
fired gunshots to chase them away.
The trader’s death was said to have caused the Thursday’s protest, which
started around 9am, paralysing commercial activities in the market.
Gadgets of some eyewitnesses who wanted to capture the incident were also seized, and photos taken from the scene were deleted.
An eyewitness, Ikechukwu Sunday, said,
“Some of the rioters fired gunshots and tried to chase the soldiers and
policemen away. A protester was hit by a stray bullet in the process and
died. Some also sustained injuries.”
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