The Police command in Lagos State on Monday,\u00a0 confirmed the killing of one Alhaji Sulaimon Onaolapo, popularly known as Akiru, who was the leader of Mile-12 Lagos Parks and Garages.<\/p>\n
The command\u2019s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the killing to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne Alhaji Sule was\u00a0 killed following\u00a0 the incident\u00a0 at Mile 12. No arrest made yet. Normalcy returned. Police officers on ground to prevent reprisals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
NAN had earlier gathered that there was pandemonium at the\u00a0 Mile-12 area in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos state,\u00a0\u00a0following the killing of a member of the parks and garages, Mr Sulaimon Onaolapo.<\/p>\n
His lifeless body was seen on the road, after he was reportedly shot by unknown\u00a0 gunmen suspected to be cultists, which led to pandemonium,\u00a0 paralysing commercial activities at the ever busy Mile-12 food market.<\/p>\n
NAN further learnt that dangerous weapons were freely used, as gun shots rented the air by suspected rival cult groups, who allegedly engaged in supremacy battle as a result of the killing.<\/p>\n
A NAN correspondent who visited the scene at about 9.35 a.m. reports that tension was still high in Mile 12 inward Ikorodu axis, where some suspected cultists were seen ordering few traders that brought out their goods for sales to leave the area as they were planning to strike.<\/p>\n
The correspondent, however, observed that about 10 patrol vehicles from different divisions, including operatives of the Rapid Respond Squad were stationed under the bridge and inward Ikorodu axis.<\/p>\n
Many traders could not display their goods due to anticipated reprisals by rival groups.<\/p>\n
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