Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Lagos State Police has arrested suspected gang members during their gang clash in Aguda.
The Aguda Police Station responded after it received a distress message that a group of youths from Ijesha and Aguda areas engaged themselves in a free for all fight at the boundary between Ijasha and Aguda. Police Patrol teams from Ijesha and Aguda were promptly drafted to the scene.
The situation was brought under control. Glasses of three shots were shattered with stones thrown by the hoodlums on each other. Five suspects namely :Lekan Abiose male of No 25 Adeola street ltire Lagos, Ahmed lsiaka male of No 47 Animashaun street ljeshatedo Lagos, Aro Rasaq male of No 40 Ronke street ltire, Gideon Agwu male of No 10 Alhaji Mukaila street lba new site Okokomaiko and Temileyin Odulawo male of No 57 Sanya street Aguda were arrested.
Preliminary investigation revealed that some members of the two rival groups fought in Efo get together party organized by one Bulky and Baba Sunday on 21/04/2019 at Ijasha area, where one Ijesha youth was injured.
The injured person mobilized his friends on a revenge mission to Aguda this morning, which led to the fracas. Investigation is ongoing. The Command has launched a manhunt of other fleeing suspects.