Following a motorcycle riders attack on Ipaja Police Division on Monday, the Lagos State Police Command has revealed that two people were seriously injured and numerous others were arrested into custody.
The Ipaja Police Station was attacked by over 100 hoodlums, causing fear in a region of Lagos State, according to the earlier reports.
The attack was caused by the state’s present motorcycle ban, according to a statement released by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson.
He added that one locally manufactured firearm had been recovered from the hoodlums, and more than 200 motorcycles had been seized.
Hundeyin further revealed that the division’s officers defended themselves until the Area Command ordered and the Rapid Response Squad reinforcements arrived the scene.
He stated;
“Officers of Ipaja Police Division have successfully repelled an early morning attack on their division by motorcycle operators.
“The attack came after police officers commenced the day’s enforcement of the existing ban on motorcycles in Lagos State.
“The attackers, who came in their hundreds, stormed the station with dangerous weapons, shooting at the officers and attempting to overrun the station.”
He also added ;
“While officers and men of the division held their ground, reinforcement came from the Area Command and the Rapid Response Squad. Two of the attackers were fatally injured during the attack.
“However, this did not deter the officers from accomplishing their mandate, as over two hundred motorcycles were impounded and some of the attackers arrested, with one locally made firearm retrieved.”
“will not be cowed into abdicating its responsibilities of enforcement of all duly passed laws and maintenance of law and order within the society.”
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