There was pandemonium in the Ipaja area of Lagos State on Monday after hoodlums numbering over 100 attacked a police station.
The attack resulted in exchange of gunshots during which two of the hoodlums were fatally injured.
NewsNGR gathered that this created panic in the area.
Confirming the incident in a statement, Hundeyin said the attack was carried out by motorcycle operators.
According to him, the station was attacked after police officers commenced the day’s enforcement of the existing ban on motorcycles in the state.
He explained that the attackers, who were wielding dangerous weapons, shot at officers and attempted to overrun the station. But officers at the station with the support of the Area Command and the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) who came for reinforcement were able to repel the attack.
Hundeyin informed that some of the attackers were arrested, with one locally made firearm recovered from them, adding that over two hundred motorcycles were impounded.
He said: “Officers of Ipaja Police Division have successfully repelled an early morning attack on their division by motorcycle operators.
“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.
“While officers and men of the division held their ground, reinforcement came from the Area Command and the Rapid Response Squad (RRS). Two of the attackers were fatally injured during the attack.
“However, this did not deter the officers from accomplishing their mandate as over two hundred motorcycles were impounded and some of the attackers arrested, with one locally made firearm retrieved.
“The Lagos State Police Command will not be cowed into abdicating its responsibilities of enforcement of all duly passed laws and maintenance of law and order within the society.”