Angry youths in the early hours of Monday invaded a police post located on Olayiwola Close, in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State, set it ablaze and injured a policeman on duty.
The motive behind the attack could not be ascertained but it was gathered that the policeman, who sustained an injury in the head, was rushed to the emergency centre at the toll gate along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway for prompt treatment.
It was learnt that while the station was on fire, officials of the Lagos State Fire Service were contacted and mobilised to the scene to salvage the situation.
Confirming the attack, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said an investigation into the case had commenced, adding that “no suspect had been arrested.”
