There was chaos in the Agbado area of the Alimosho Local Government Area in Lagos State on Friday morning when two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers clashed in the area.
One of the eyewitnesses whom were said to witness the event said that the road users and the passersby make haste for safety when the two warring factions violently engage each other.
It was said that Gunshots were also heard during the conflict over ticket collection at the parks.
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the development.
He, however, said policemen have been deployed in the affected areas.
Ajisebutu said, “It was a brewing conflict over ticketing that would have led to a violent confrontation/crisis between two factions of NURTW in Kola Bus Stop area and its environs.
“Police patrol teams from Alakuko, Agbado, Ijaiye- Ojokoro and reinforcements from the headquarters have been deploy “The place is calm. No threat to lives and property currently as the police are still maintaining their presence in the area.”
NURTW members in Lagos led by Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, have been involved in deadly clashes of late.
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