Commuters in Ojota area of Lagos State ran to safety in the heat of the pandemonium which broke out on Monday morning in a clash between Yoruba Nation agitators and the police.
The spokesperson for the police in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the death of yet-to-be-identified man who was killed in the clash. He said operatives of the Command had been deployed to the scene.
A source told SpyeTV that some agitators came out to demand Yoruba Nation amongst others and the police came out to curtail them, leading to a clash.
A confirmed police source hinted that shortly after the agitators took to the streets, the men of the Lagos State Police Command came out in procession with a detachment of personnel from Rapid Response Squad, State Taskforce and conventional divisional officers.
Security operatives arrived the scene and shot teargas to disperse the crowd. A police van was reportedly burnt in the ensuing outrage.