Lagos State Police have arrested two herders at the Age Mowo area of Badagry.
It was gathered that the cattle rearers were taken into custody on Monday over the alleged killing of a man.
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A viral video shows the lifeless body of the victim on the ground as mourners gathered.
Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said the victim was mistaken for the conductor of a LT Volkswagen commercial bus.
Hundeyin tweeted on Monday, June 27;
A commercial vehicle ran into two cows this morning at Agemowo, Badagry, killing one of the cows. The two cattle herders attacked someone they mistook for the vehicle conductor, resulting in his death. Angry residents blocked the highway in protest of the killing. 1/3
— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) June 27, 2022
The two cattle herders attacked someone they mistook for the vehicle conductor, resulting in his death. The herders have been arrested
The PRO confirmed that angry residents and commuters blocked the highway in protest.
Later, the DPO, Morogbo Division, assisted by soldiers from 243 Recce Battalion, Badagry, successfully cleared the obstruction.
The DPO, Morogbo Division, assisted by soldiers from 243 Recce Battalion, Badagry successfully cleared the obstruction. Normalcy has since returned to the area. It is entirely false that the victim was turned back when he sought refuge in the police station. 2/3
— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) June 27, 2022
The command stated that it is false that the victim was turned back when he sought refuge in a police station.
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Hundeyin added;
He did not make it off the accident scene, let alone reach the station.
The police added that normalcy had been restored to the area and an investigation has commenced.
