Tension As Lagos Street Urchins Stab Air Force Officer

Residents of Oremeji, Shasha area for Alimosho LGA, Lagos State, don panic after street urchins stab one Nigerian Air Force officer on Sunday, November 9. According to community sources, di wahala start when di officer wey no dey uniform at di time confront some boys wey dey play football for Oremeji Street. One resident, Baba, talk say di ball hit di officer, and when e try seize di ball, e punch one bsoy, others try hold am back, but e carry knife come out, stab di ball and threaten say anyone wey touch am go get stab. One of di boys manage collect di knife, stab di officer, and dem rush am go hospital, but people fear say e die. Another resident, Sola, add say Air Force officers storm di area, beat some people, and search for di boy and him family, wey make everybody dey fear. Business owners dey close shop early as people dey fear reprisal, while Esther Komolafe report say military fire teargas di following day, and di area remain tense.

Contrary to di rumour say di officer die, Lagos State Police spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, confirm say di officer dey alive. E explain say fight break out, and after dem see say di injured person na Air Force officer, dem carry am go hospital for treatment. Abimbola also deny claims wey residents talk say Air Force dey harass dem, say last Wednesday DPO and community leaders intervene, round-table meeting hold with di Air Force commandant, and area don peaceful since then. Efforts to reach Nigerian Air Force spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, fail as of di time of reporting. Di incident no be first clash between civilians and military; in 2021, Premium Times report say Oshodi residents and commuters witness unrest after military personnel storm area to avenge death of another Air Force officer mobbed by hoodlums.