The Lagos State government yesterday, confirmed the arrested the different warring factional leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN.
The NURTW and RTEAN factional leaders were arrested for allegedly fomenting trouble around Oshodi and its environs in the past few days.
The crises at Oshodi according to reports erupted after the alleged killing of Rasaq Bello, popularly known as Hamburger, which resulted into the attack on innocent citizens.
Bello, a prominent member of NURTW, we gathered was shot dead in Shogunle area of Lagos State during the All Progressives Congress, APC local council primaries election.
The death has been generating fear in the area as hoodlums have seized the occasion to attack innocent members of the public.
The Lagos State Superintendent of Police, Olayinka Egbeyemi, who disclosed the arrest in a statement, assured members of the public of safety of their lives and properties around Mafoluku, Shogunle, Sadiku, Ladipo and the entire Oshodi area of the State.
Egbeyemi said the suspects Taloo, Alayoo and Ijee are currently being interrogated by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Mr. Fatai Owoseni.
Egbeyemi disclosed that the Union’s activities across the entire Oshodi area is presently under the checks and control of Lagos State Task Force and other security agencies who were strategically positioned for the maintenance of peace and orderliness.
He further urged members of the public to ignore misinformation about ‘Bomb Explosion’ and ‘Security Alert’ around Shogunle and Oshodi trending on various social media. He warned miscreants and hoodlums to desist from causing chaos around Oshodi and the entire parts of the state as anyone arrested would be immediately charged to court for prosecution.
