....we have made some arrests - Police
By Peter Adedoyin
Business and vehicular activities were in the early hours of Tuesday disrupted in Lafenwa area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital following a deadly clash which broke out between miscreants and scavengers.
Investigations revealed that the crisis, which started late Monday evening at the rail line axis of the popular Lafenwa Market in Abeokuta metropolis, spanned through the night till Tuesday morning when some of the miscreants allegedly set some market stalls ablaze.
It was gathered that the miscreants had approached driver of a truck at the Lafenwa market, where they demanded for certain financial inducement for them to clear traffic and enable the truck maneuver the traffic that built up at the market.
An eyewitness, Mrs. Adepeju Akindina, said trouble started around 8: 30p.m Monday evening, stressing that the money offered by the truck driver was picked by one of the scavengers, who allegedly ran to hide in one of the stalls in the market.
She added that the miscreants chased him to the stall, where he was beating to pulp, before he was eventually rushed to a hospital for treatment.
She noted that rumour of the death of the scavenger however, forced his colleagues to seek for revenge on the miscreants at the market, where some market stalls were set ablaze Tuesday morning.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that police had made some arrest in connection with the incident.
Oyeyemi however, emphasized that no life was lost during the incident that created fears in the hearts of several market men and women in Lafenwa area.
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