By An unrest has since taken over Burma Road, Apapa area of Lagos after a Mobile Policeman shot dead a tanker driver who had parked his vehicle at the front of the bank.
A source in Apapa revealed to BlackBox Nigeria that the trouble started after the yet to be named officer shot the driver at a very close range, killing him on the spot. The officer was said to have injured two other drivers who tried to intervene in the fracas.
On seeing the incident, other drivers trooped to the spot, on seeing them in their numbers, the officer took to his heels and dashed into Diamond Bank on Burma road.
Angered by the decision of the bank to house him, the drivers became irate and started destroying properties on sight.
BBN gathered that the mob soon increased and a fire was started right inside the bank premises. It was gathered that the fire later extended to the next building which is being occupied by Sterling Bank.
As at the time of filing this report, nomalcy was reported as Policemen including Anti-Riot officers have been dispatched to calm down the tension.
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