Folake Sokoya
There was pandemonium, Thursday morning, in the Mushin area of Lagos State as the officials of the Lagos State Environmental Task Force and commerfial cyclists, popularly called Okada riders, clashed.
According to an eye witness, one of the enforcement vehicles lost control and rammed into the Ojuwoye Market, killing one person who is yet to be identified,thereby leading to chaos in the area.
Armed policemen were said to have fired teargas cannisters and bird shots to disperse the crowd in other to bring sanity, peace and order in the market.
Security operatives have also been positioned in the area to ensure there is no breakdown of law and order due to activities of street urchins who may capitalise on the situation to unleash terror on innocent commuters.
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