The Jakande Estate in Isolo, Isheri Road, and the surrounding areas in Lagos are tense.
On Thursday, a motorbike (okada) rider collided with a pedestrian, who died in a matter of minutes.
Residents stormed out of their homes in rage and assaulted cyclists on the roads.
A handful of them were set on fire by the demonstrators. For their own safety, the operators are now avoiding the area.
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Officers are on the ground, according to the police, to secure the safety of people and the normality of events.
Benjamin Hundeyin, a police public relations officer, stated that the rider “veered off the road and collided with a person.”
“Unfortunately, the pedestrian fell and died on the spot. People around decided to lynch the motorcycle rider.”
The spokesman said the police arrived at the scene on time and rescued the accused from the lynching.
A team of officers then took him to the hospital for treatment and evacuated the deceased.
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Hundeyin added that before the police returned, “an angry mob was already burning the motorcycles left behind by the fleeing riders.
“The Lagos State Police Command condemns jungle justice in very strong terms”, he said.
The PPRO warned that anyone found engaging in such would be dealt with in accordance with the law.
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