Tension as angry mob sets Diamond, Sterling banks ablaze after policeman shoots trailer drivers dead in Apapa
A mob has reportedly set two banks in Apapa, Lagos on fire after a policeman attached to Diamond Bank on Burma Road allegedly shot dead some trailer drivers.
According to reports, the mob also set a Sterling Bank branch on Wharf Road ablaze.
It was gathered that the trailer drivers had indiscriminately parked in front of the bank.
Angered by the killing and the bank’s refusal to hand over the policeman to them, the driver’s colleagues moved to set the bank ablaze, destroying properties and other valuables.
Policemen from Rapid Response Squad, anti-riot squad and Area B command, as well as operatives from the Nigerian Navy Ship BEECEOFT have been deployed to the scene of the incident.
See some tweets:
In retaliation,other tanker drivers have set same bank on fire. As I tweet this,the sterling bank beside it is on fire too.
Unconfirmed reports have it that Sterling bank at Wharf road in Apapa area of Lagos has been set ablaze by some… http://fb.me/1wD7mH2iP
Sterling bank at Wharf road in Apapa area on fire ?
Unconfirmed reports have it that Sterling bank at Wharf road in Apapa area of Lagos has been set ablaze by some tanker drivers. The post Sterling bank at Wharf road in Apapa area on fire ? appear…
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