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Police reopen Lagos expressway after communal clash, one dead, seven arrested

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Police reopen Lagos expressway after communal clash, one dead, seven arrested
The Lagos State Police Command has reopened the Lagos-Badagry Expressway at the Otto-Ijanikin axis following a communal clash between youths of Ijanikin and Otto-Awori communities. In a statement posted on X on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed that one man, Akinyemi Akin, was reportedly shot during the clash and later died at a hospital. “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, personally led a joint team of police operatives and tactical squads to clear the blockage and reopen the expressway at about 09:00 a.m. “Normalcy has been fully restored in the affected communities, and members of the public are going about their lawful businesses peacefully,” the statement read. According to the police, seven suspects from...
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