2 bystanders killed during clash between rival gangs in Lagos

The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Bala Elkana, disclosed that the clash was between Fadeyi and Alakara gangsters who engaged in a fierce gun battle, leading to the death of two innocent people who didn't belong to either gang.

"In the process, the gangsters killed two persons, who did not have anything to do with their fight; they also injured a motorcyclist," he said.

In another statement also signed by Elkana, he named the victims as Samuel Geoffrey and Tobi Kuti. While Geoffrey is believed to be a dispatch rider for DTD Services, Apapa, Elkana said Kuti is suspected to be one of the hoodlums involved in the clash.

The spokesman also disclosed that a total of 33 suspects from the two rival gangs have been arrested and detained in custody in connection to the clash.

Two locally-made short guns with 10 live cartridges and other dangerous weapons such as cutlasses, knives, etc, were recovered from the suspects.