There was chaos in the Agbado area of the Alimosho Local Government Area in Lagos State in the early hours of Friday, February 11, when two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers clashed in the area.
According to Eyewitnesses the road users and passersby ran for their lifes during the fight.
During the conflict, gunshots were also heard as both parties fought over ticket collection at the parks.
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The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the development.
He said policemen had been deployed in the affected areas.
Ajisebutu said, “It was a brewing conflict over ticketing that would have led to a violent confrontation/crisis between two factions of NURTW in Kola bus stop and its environs.
“Police patrol teams from Alakuko, Agbado, Ijaiye-Ojokoro, and reinforcements from the headquarters have been deployed to the area on the order of the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi.
“The place is calm. No threat to lives and property currently, as the police are still maintaining their presence in the area.”
NURTW members in Lagos led by Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, have been involved in deadly clashes of late.
