Angry soldiers went beserk and attacked drivers of tricycles, mini-buses and private cars after a tricycle killed their colleague in Ajegunle area of Lagos State, on Sunday evening.
The affected soldier was said to have been riding a motorcycle along Ojo Road when the soldiers who were avoiding a gully almost rammed into the tricycle. The soldier was said to have dived from his motorcycle to hold the driver of the tricycle but unfortunately for him, he hit his neck in a sharp object in front of the vehicle and it sliced his throat.
The soldier died instantly while the tricycle driver and passengers escaped from the scene to avoid being attacked by other soldiers. LEADERSHIP gathered that immediately the news of the accident filtered into the ears of soldiers at Mile Two Signal Barracks, they trooped out and went to the scene to confirm.
The angry soldiers decided to deal with any commercial vehicle they saw on the way, smashing the windscreens of tricycle, commercial mini-buses and few private vehicles. The windscreens of over 30 tricycles, 20 commercial buses and private vehicles were smashed.
Drivers took different directions to avoid their wrath. The unlucky ones were injured. People returning to their various residences from and Suru-Alaba were forced to raise their hands as they trekked home. Those who did not raise their hands were flogged with horse whip and planks.
A police sergeant at Area ‘B’ Apapa police command disclosed that the Area commander, ACP Julius Okoro Alawari had to call the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the barracks to assist the police by calling back the soldiers to the barracks. The GOC immediately deployed OP Mesa to the scene and they all returned to the barracks while policemen attached to Area ‘’B’ Command and Layeni police station were also at the scene to restore order.
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