Hoodlums on rampage in Lagos, destroy buildings and cars

Hoodlums and Touts on Sunday Morning invaded Mafoluku in Oshodi, Lagos destroying many buildings and Cars.

According to punch, the suspected hoodlums destroy some building, including a church and about 50 cars.

The residents said the men, identified as Garage Boys, numbering over 100 and armed with bottles, cutlasses and other weapons, attacked the area and did the damage around 2am.

They also said it was the fourth time the group would wreak such havoc without any challenge from policemen that usually come after the harm had been done.

The Sunday morning attack  according to investigation was a reprisal for an earlier onslaught against the Garage Boys by the Alagbole Boys, another notorious group in the area.

The Chairman of the Landlords and Tenants Association, Dauda Sulaiman, decried the attitude of the Makinde Police Division, which he described as non-challant and slow.

The traditional ruler of Mafoluku, Husam Elemo said,“This has been happening for a long time, and I have always showed my dislike for things like this. Most times, the Special Anti Robbery Squad and Makinde Police Division would come in, and nothing would come out. The Alagbole boys and Garage Boys have been disturbing us. We do not want them to bury this recent devastation, like other cases. I want the government to wade into it this time so we can have lasting peace.”