Lagos community clash: Police arrest 18 suspects

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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 18 suspects in connection with a violent clash in Ilemba Hausa, a community in the Ojo area of Lagos.

The clash, which involved youths in the neighbourhood, was captured in a video that has since gone viral on social media, showing groups of young men hurling dangerous objects at one another as the situation escalated.

Confirming the development, the command’s spokesperson, Adebisi Abimbola, told PUNCH Metro on Tuesday that the suspects had been taken into custody.

“Eighteen suspects have been arrested in connection with the clash and are currently in police custody,” she said. Punch