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Over 100 suspected hoodlums attacked a police station in Ipaja area of Lagos State on Thursday morning.
The incident led to an exchange of gunshots but policemen repelled the hoodlums, with passersby scampering for safety in the process.that the attackers were Okada riders, who went against an enforcement carried out by operatives of the command.Hundeyin added that officers and men of the Ipaja division put up strict resistance against the attack. He, however, did not confirm if any life was lost during the incident.
The attack came after police officers commenced the day’s enforcement of the existing ban on motorcycles in Lagos State. The attackers, who came in their hundreds, stormed the station with dangerous weapons, shooting at the officers and attempting to overrun the station.
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