MANY people were reportedly killed between Monday night and early Tuesday as armed hoodlums invaded Ibeshe Beach in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State.
According to media reports, millions of naira worth of goods and beach houses were also destroyed and burned in the bloody clash that was a result of a battle for ownership of a vast expanse of land that covers the beach.
Meanwhile, reports also said that the disputed land is already the subject of litigation in court, and that trouble started on Monday when one of the parties in the ongoing suit demanded a share of tolls and levies collected at the beach.
The situation became more serious as the group reportedly mobilised armed hoodlums and began to attack people at the beach.
It was gathered that three bodies were recovered on Tuesday by security agencies that were deployed to the scene.
However, the Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the clash, stated that the police had deployed adequate personnel to the troubled area.
