The police in Lagos say they have arrested nine persons who allegedly attacked their men in the Ayobo area of the state.
The spokesman for the state command, Chike Oti, also denied an online publication alleging that one of its officers killed a bus driver in the area.
Oti said in a statement on Saturday that the suspects allegedly belonged to an unlawful society.
He said, “We unequivocally state that no police officer killed any bus driver in Lagos State on the date in question being March 1, 2019.”
Oti said a team of anti-crime policemen on routine patrol led by Oloruntoba Gbenga, an inspector, was attacked by youths suspected to be members of an unlawful society, led by one Lekan Isiaka. Read more