The Police in Lagos have dismissed as untrue, reports of attack on Igbo traders on Lagos Island following the outcome of the Saturday presidential and National Assembly polls in the State.
The Public Police Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said reports of alleged attacks in ‘Igbo traders’ in the State on Monday morning is fake.
The Police image maker was reacting to reports of alleged attacks on some traders on Lagos Island by hoodlums over the electoral victory of presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi in the State.
Narrating what happened at the market on Monday, Hundeyin via his verified Twitter handle said: ‘the market association agreed that shops would remain closed yesterday and today. Igbo traders this morning decided to renege on the agreement and open shops. Some hoodlums took it upon themselves to enforce compliance. The police was alerted.’
The police arrived promptly. The hoodlums fled upon sighting police patrol vans. Not one shop was vandalized. Not one person was robbed. Not one person was injured. Normalcy was swiftly returned and officers remain on ground. Go and verify! SHUN FAKE NEWS!
Lagos State is believed to be the stronghold of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.