Lagos: Police reopen Badagry Expressway after deadly Otto–Ijanikin communal clash

The Lagos State Police Command has reopened the Lagos-Badagry Expressway astatine the Otto–Ijanikin axis aft a convulsive clash betwixt youths from the Ijanikin and Otto communities disrupted postulation and resulted successful 1 death.

In a connection issued connected Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, the Command confirmed that the expressway, which had been blocked for respective hours, was afloat cleared and reopened to motorists astir 9:00am.

According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, personally led a combined squad of constabulary operatives and tactical units to the country to reconstruct bid and guarantee the resumption of escaped question on the corridor.

The constabulary disclosed that a antheral identified arsenic Akinyemi Omo Akin sustained gunshot injuries during the clash and aboriginal died astatine the hospital. Addressing nationalist speculation, the Command said preliminary findings ruled retired constabulary engagement successful the shooting, noting that quality reports indicated that cultists brought successful by some factions had engaged successful a weapon duel earlier officers arrived astatine the scene.

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