Angry youths set police post on fire in Lagos

The police post located on Olayiwola Close, in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State, has been stormed by youths who set it on fire and injured a policeman on duty.

The policeman who sustained an injury in the head, was taken to the emergency centre at the toll gate along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway for prompt treatment.

Officials of the Lagos State Fire Service were called and mobilized to the scene to take control of the situation.

The fire was quenched but part of the building of the police post was affected but no weapon was stolen.

In the meantime, two Yoruba Nation members were detained on Sunday during an attempt to seize control of the Alausa Police Station in Ikeja.

About 15 protesters, who were on the premises during the invasion, pulled out their phones and began filming the station and themselves while yelling, “No more Nigeria police again,” and “Yoruba Nation has taken over in Yoruba land.”

Some station-affiliated policemen were attacked in an effort to scatter the protesters.

In response, Hundeyin reported that additional police were quickly dispatched to the area, and two of the agitators were taken into custody while others managed to flee.

He added that the suspects had charms, cutlasses, and group insignia found on them.