The ongoing protest at the Circle Mall, Jakande, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, has taken a tragic turn as a protester has been reportedly shot dead by men of the Nigeria Police Force.
A video posted on Twitter and confirmed by some residents showed a body on the floor as gunshots rent the air. Another video showed a police van burning.“What is happening? Why are all these boys doing like this? Are they fighting the police or Shoprite?” the motorist said.
An actress, Belinda Effah, who was caught in the fracas, claimed that hoodlums had hijacked the protest.“Jakande area is very unsafe right now; Area boys everywhere. Everyone ran and left their cars just now. As I was about to run out, the boys carrying machetes and stones told me it’s not me they are after, they are looking for South Africans to kill. These same boys vandalised some cars. I saw one of them stone a car and broke the windshield.
Elkana said, “Everywhere is calm. It is not now that it is burning . You asked about the situation now, and I said it is calm. “I don’t have the figure and I don’t want to comment on it. This is a sensitive issue. I don’t want to escalate it or speculate also.”
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