A protest going on in Lagos has
resulted in violence when hoodlums attacked the protesters
Lagosians running away from hoodlums in Lagos
The protest is against the mass sack of bankers in the financial sector and the
ban on street trading in lagos The civil societies in conjunction with the
Nigerian Labour Congress were protesting in front of NECA building in Alausa
Lagos when the hoodlums numbering about fifty stormed the area brandishing
weapons. Protesters tried to scuttle to safety although some were beaten with
planks. SOme persons were also stabbed with knives and bottles
It is
suspected that the hoodlums are from Fela’s shrine. The police are on ground
but it seems they are overwhelmed by the huge number of hoodlums. See photos of
the protest that was disturbed below: The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment
and Special Offences, commenced a total enforcement on street trading across
the state as directed by the governor on Monday, July 4, following the order by
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state on a total clamp. Governor Ambode who
was a guest on Your-View talk show on TV Continental on Friday, July 1, had
stated that buyers and sellers transacting business along the road will be
fined N90,000 or face 6 months jail term. Consequently, Ambode said the state
Executive Council has resolved to enforce the Law, which according to him makes
both the hawker and the buyer liable of the offence.
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