Residents of Sogunro community in Lagos State have been thrown into panic following an alleged attack by armed youths from neighbouring Iwaya community, which reportedly left 5 folks lifeless and eight others injured.
The Coalition Against Demolition, Forced Eviction, Landgrabbing and Displacement in Lagos State raised the alarm in an announcement on Friday, demanding the fast arrest and prosecution of these behind the killings.
The coalition alleged that the violence occurred round midnight between November 1 and a couple of after some youths from Iwaya invaded Sogunro over residents’ refusal to supply cash for a celebration.
According to the group, the assailants stormed the community with firearms, axes and different harmful weapons, killing no less than 5 folks and leaving eight others with accidents that required hospital remedy.
It additional alleged that the attackers used totally different strategies to kill their victims, together with taking pictures and hacking them with axes. One of the victims was reportedly struck on the neck with an axe, whereas no less than one corpse was allegedly thrown right into a canal.
The coalition additionally accused the attackers of destroying and looting helpful properties through the raid.
Expressing concern over the incident, the group faulted the alleged failure to arrest these accountable, regardless of the reported deaths and the dimensions of destruction.
It mentioned the attack had created worry amongst residents, forcing some folks dwelling near the boundary between the 2 communities to desert their houses.
According to the coalition, a few of these displaced by the violence have taken refuge in boats and the houses of neighbours alongside the waterfront to keep away from potential additional assaults.
The group known as on the police to launch a right away investigation, apprehend these concerned and guarantee their prosecution, whereas demanding ample safety to forestall one other outbreak of violence.
Efforts to acquire the response of the Lagos State Police Command had been unsuccessful as of the time of submitting this report. The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, had but to answer a message despatched to her.
