News

Area Boys Engage In Gun Fight With Soldiers & Police In Lagos

Joint security team made up of policemen, officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management (LASTMA) and soldiers have engaged some street urchins, popularly known as Area boys, in a gun duel at Apapa, Lagos.

It was learnt that the joint security team had attempted to dislodge the miscreants who have been blamed for criminal activities in the area.

The hoodlums resisted the action and started attacking the security team with stones and bottles which led to the gun duel between the parties.

“To dislodge the urchins, the task team fired tear gas canisters at the raging crowd of hoodlums.

“Commercial motorcycle riders joined to resist the move and there were sporadic gunshots,” one of the riders disclosed.

Tags: soldiers

Recent Posts

Nigerian Lady Marries Man She Accidentally Met Online During Twitter Ban

A Nigerian lady has tied the knot with a man she met online by chance after using a VPN to… Read More

12 hours ago

Wizkid Breaks Record As “Kese” Released 24 Hours Ago Surpasses 1.5 million Spotify Streams on Debut

Wizkid Breaks Streaming Records with Latest Single "Kese" on Spotify Afrobeats superstar Wizkid has set a new milestone with his… Read More

12 hours ago

Abuja Division Of The Appeal Court Sacks MC Oluomo As NURTW President

The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court has formally dismissed Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, from his position… Read More

13 hours ago

DJ Chicken Thrills As He Finally Travels Overseas, Promises To Tension Fans

DJ Chicken, is in the news after his trip to the United Kingdom. He shared the exciting update by posting… Read More

13 hours ago

Daniel Regha Criticizes Buju For Mocking A 30GB Fan And His Whole Family

Daniel Regha has criticized Buju BXN for his behavior towards a Davido fan. This started after rumors spread that Buju… Read More

13 hours ago

Iyabo Ojo Talks About Criticism She Faced After Mohbad’s Death

Iyabo Ojo is making headlines after sharing her thoughts on the death of Mohbad. Mohbad passed away in Lagos on… Read More

17 hours ago

This website uses cookies.