WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Naijaonpoint learnt that violence erupted in the community on Thursday morning after the Nigerian Navy personnel stormed the village in an operation aimed at apprehending smugglers transporting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to Cotonou through the Owode Apa border. In an interview with SaharaReporters, a source in the community who cried for help said the village youths resisted the naval officers’ attempt to make arrests, which led the security personnel to open fire, resulting in an ongoing gun battle. The source said, “Right now, I’m not sure of my safety. It is Farasimè village Badagry West, Lagos state in Owode Apa border. “It is that the Navy that came to arrest people who are smuggling fuel through there to Cotonou and youths are resisting, so the Navy officers are shooting. “Please, somebody help us. My house is by the roadside. “I’m not involved in smuggling. I don’t do that kind of business. Youths have put a big fire in front of my house to block the road. I’m very scared.” Meanwhile, the Navy has yet to issue a statement on the incident at the time of filing this report.
Local youths of Farasime Village, located at the Owode Apa border in Badagry West, Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State, have clashed with the Nigerian Navy officers in a fierce gun battle.
‘Please Help Us’ – Resident Cries Out As Lagos Border Community Youths, Nigerian Navy Clash In Gun Battle
