Hoodlums on the rampage, set Lagos market on fire
Ile-Epo Market on fire Photo Credit: The PUNCH
Published By: Paul Dada
Hoodlums have gone on the rampage at the Ile-Epo, Abule-Egba area of Lagos State as they clashed and embarked on wanton destruction of goods and properties.
Feelers from the area indicate that the clash ensued over quest for superiority by rival gangs in the area. The fight which started on Wednesday night was said to have continued till Thursday morning.
Some shops in the popular Ile-Epo market was set on fire and goods were destroyed.
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The hoodlums were also said to have resisted an intervention by the police.
They also prevented a fire service truck which arrived at the market this morning from dousing the fire as they attacked it with stones.
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