Okada ban: Several injured as policemen, riders clash in Lagos OkadaBan
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Footage of the clash, which was recorded by an eyewitness, showed the police giving some of the protesters a chase.PUNCH Metro A tricycle operator, Isiaka Atanda, who said the people were only exercising their fundamental human rights, said the police were not supposed to use firearms to disperse the protesters.
“The hoodlums caused major obstruction on the roads, burning tyres, looting and stealing from unsuspecting road users. Police officers from the Ijora Badia Division, Area ‘B’ Command and the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants were promptly deployed in the scenes. The situation was brought under control. The obstruction was cleared for a free flow of traffic. No life was lost. No fewer than 20 suspects were arrested. They will be charged.
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