When suspected cultists attacked the neighborhood and vandalized numerous vehicles on Sunday, there was unrest in the Ijeshatedo neighborhood of Surulere, Lagos State.
News reporters learned that the thugs searched the neighborhood for a drug dealer but were unsuccessful in finding him.
Around one in the morning, they reportedly torched vehicles on Ehi and Akewukewe streets because of this.
It was discovered that the purported drug dealer was the son of an Ehi Street landlord.
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According to a source, both streets’ parked cars were all vandalized.
“It is unfortunate and people are bitter,” he added.
Prior to the event escalating, a local who spoke on the record under the condition of anonymity for security concerns claimed that the state emergency numbers were phoned.
He said, “The cultists came around 1am and invaded Ehi and Akewukewe streets. Every vehicle on the two streets was vandalised; windscreens were shattered and I can say this was done to almost 100 vehicles.
“We called the Lagos emergency numbers and they promised that men of the Rapid Response Squad would be there but they didn’t show up, so those cultists had a field day destroying cars.
“Even till now, nobody has shown up; all we are left with are damaged cars; people will have to start counting their losses and see what they can salvage.
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“We learnt that those who perpetrated the act were cultists; they came with machetes and guns. People are bitter about the whole thing.
“They actually came for a young man who deals in drugs. When they did not find him, they vented their anger on the cars on the two streets, leaving the owners to bear the pain.”
Residents didn’t immediately call the unit, according to CSP Yinka Egbeyemi, Commander of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad.
He said, “You’ll call the people in charge of the emergency numbers, there’s no way they will give us the call without us answering. If there is anything concerning an emergency, it goes directly to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and they direct it to us.”
Nosa Okunbor, the public relations officer for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, promised to react to Newsmen but had not done so as of the time this story was submitted.
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Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police’s public relations officer, verified the occurrence and said an investigation was underway.
He said, “Yes, I was informed of the incident after it happened and we are looking into it. We will not allow miscreants to wreak havoc in any part of Lagos. On the allegation that they called the police and no one showed up, we’re also looking into it to know what went wrong and for service delivery to be improved.”
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