Soldiers, Task Force Officials Clash In Lagos

A team of officials of the Lagos State Task Force on the Environment and Special Offence Unit were, on Thursday, attacked at the Yaba area of the state by some soldiers.
It was gathered that trouble started when a task force officer attempted to arrest a commercial bus driver, but was prevented by a soldier who was a passenger in bus.
Following the altercation, the soldier called his colleagues, who soon arrived the scene of the incident and engaged the task force officials in a fight.
Dangerous weapons were also reported to have been freely used in the assault.
The Task Force Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, confirmed the attack, calling it “an affront on the state government because government vehicles were vandalised by the soldiers."
“The attack was uncalled for as those task force officials were on legitimate duty,” he added.
The spokesperson for 81 Division, Lt. Col. Kayode Ogunsanya, however, denied any knowledge of the incident, saying, “I don’t think such thing was reported and except it is reported, there is no way I will know.”
Ngozi Braide, the State Police Command spokesperson, said she had heard about the incident but had not been properly briefed yet.
It will be recalled that earlier in the week, the State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, accosted two military officers and ordered their arrest for taking the restricted BRT lane.