Rioting youths set a Lagos police station on fire

In the early hours of Monday, irate youths broke into a police station on Olayiwola Close in the Oregun neighborhood of Ikeja, Lagos State, set it on fire, and injured a police officer who was on duty.

The reason for the attack was unknown at the time this story was filed, however our correspondent learned that the policeman who suffered a head injury was taken right away for treatment to the emergency room at the toll gate on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway.

It was discovered that while the station was engulfed in flames, members of the Lagos State Fire Service were phoned and dispatched to the spot to help.

Although the fire was put out, a portion of the police station’s building was damaged. But no weapons were taken.

When called and asked to confirm the attack, state police public relations officer SP Benjamin Hundeyin indicated an investigation had begun but “no suspect had been arrested.”

In the meantime, two alleged Yoruba Nation members were detained on Sunday during an attempt to seize control of the Alausa Police Station in Ikeja.

About 15 protesters, who were on the premises during the invasion, pulled out their phones and began filming the station and themselves while yelling, “No more Nigeria police again,” and “Yoruba Nation has taken over in Yoruba land.”

Some police officers stationed there were attacked in an effort to scatter the demonstrators.

In response, Hundeyin claimed that police reinforcement was quickly dispatched to the area, two of the agitators were detained, and others managed to flee.

He added that the suspects had been found with the cutlasses, charms, and emblems of the gang.