Police verify killing of Lagos Park chief in Mile-12

“One Alhaji Sule was killed following the incident at Mile 12. No arrest made but. Normalcy returned. Law enforcement officials on floor to stop reprisals,” he stated.

NAN had earlier gathered that there was pandemonium on the Mile-12 space in Kosofe Native Authorities Space of Lagos state, following the killing of a member of the parks and garages, Mr Sulaimon Onaolapo.

His lifeless physique was seen on the highway, after he was reportedly shot by unknown gunmen suspected to be cultists, which led to pandemonium, paralysing industrial actions on the ever busy Mile-12 meals market.

NAN additional learnt that harmful weapons have been freely used, as gun pictures rented the air by suspected rival cult teams, who allegedly engaged in supremacy battle on account of the killing.

A NAN correspondent who visited the scene at about 9.35 a.m. studies that rigidity was nonetheless excessive in Mile 12 inward Ikorodu axis, the place some suspected cultists have been seen ordering few merchants that introduced out their items for gross sales to depart the realm as they have been planning to strike.

The correspondent, nonetheless, noticed that about 10 patrol autos from completely different divisions, together with operatives of the Speedy Reply Squad have been stationed below the bridge and inward Ikorodu axis.

Many merchants couldn’t show their items because of anticipated reprisals by rival teams.