One dies as fuel hawkers, Show Boys clash in Lagos

A violent confrontation occurred, yesterday, between diesel hawkers and a group known as ‘Show Boys’ at Mile 2, on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos, with one person feared dead and several others injured.

Another version said it was caused by arguments over unnecessary hikes in price of petroleum products by diesel hawkers One of them, who gave his identity simply as Sheu, said: “They sold petrol for N3,500 and N4,500 for five litres of petrol to people who are hustlers too. They were told on Monday to bring down the price, since they were not paying for the space but they did not listen. It was the argument over the price that caused the fight.”

While a source claimed that two to three fatalities were recorded, others claimed more than three lives were lost. However, the exact number of casualties was unconfirmed at press time.

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