A mob on Wed ready ablaze 2 banks inwards Apapa, Lagos afterward a police officer attached to Diamond Bank on Burma Road allegedly shot dead or together with thus trailer drivers.
Diamond Bank has confirmed the incident inwards a statement.
It has likewise unopen its Apapa branches.
According to reports, the mob likewise ready a Sterling Bank branch on Wharf Road ablaze.
It was gathered that the trailer drivers had indiscriminately parked inwards front end of the bank.
Angered yesteryear the killing together with the bank’s refusal to paw over the police officer to them, the driver’s colleagues moved to ready the banking concern ablaze, destroying properties together with other valuables.
Policemen from Rapid Response Squad, anti-riot team together with Area B command, every bit good every bit operatives from the Nigerian Navy Ship BEECEOFT convey been deployed to the scene of the incident.
Below are or together with thus tweets yesteryear eyewitnesses:
Avoid Apapa fr now..A police officer shot a tanker driver dead nd ran into diamond bank.They ready the banks on fire..be condom guys @Gidi_Traffic pic.twitter.com/o49dAupEMh— Veracious (@vels20) July 19, 2017
Photo credit: Kelechi Duru (Twitter)