killed two policemen and injured unspecified number of residents in Imowo Nla community in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
One of the policemen, named Ikpi Ikpi, an inspector, was said to have been ambushed in
the early hours of Wednesday.
An eyewitness, who craved anonymity, said Ikpi and some of his men were going for a raid in company with some residents when he met his untimely death.
The eyewitness said, "It was around 4am on
Wednesday when Ikpi went for a raid in the
community. But unknown to him, some
hoodlums from Ikorodu had laid siege to the
community.
"Because the community was enveloped in
darkness at that time, the Inspector and his men were unaware of the hoodlums' presence. Ikpi was hit by a bullet fired by the hoodlums."
He said the other policeman, who died on
Thursday, was cut with machete on Tuesday,
when the hoodlums numbering over 100 first
invaded the community.
"On Tuesday when the hoodlums struck, only
four policemen were available. The hoodlums
attacked the policemen to send signal to the
community. Three of the policemen ran away, but the last one was inflicted with machete cuts.
"The policeman, who was initially rushed to a
hospital in Ikorodu, died today (Thursday)," the eyewitness said.
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