MC Oluomo loyalists, NURTW members clash in Lagos over parks control

Many people were injured in the Fagba area of Lagos on Monday when some loyalists of the newly appointed Chairman, Lagos Parks And Garages Committee, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo clashed with some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW.

The incident reportedly occurred as the loyalists of MC Oluomo tried to officially take over the parks from NURTW but this was met resisted by those previously in-charge of the areas.

According to eyewitnesses’ account, the incident which started in the morning was said to have continued uninterrupted, degenerated and extended to Ogba in Ifako/Ijaiye and Pen Cinema where a yet to be ascertained number of people were said to be injured.

An eye witness who gave his name as Mojere Ope said the crisis was noticed a few days ago when Akinsanya was announced as the Committee Chairman of the Parks and Garages.

Vanguard quoted one of the residents who witnessed the incident as saying, “One of his loyalists from Yaya Abatan area was seen moving from garages to garages forcefully asking people to denounce their membership with NURTW and pitch their tent with ‘MC Oluomo’ but this came to its peak on Monday when some hoodlums arrived major parks simultaneously insisting that people denounce their membership with NURTW.

“This led to an altercation whereby those who refused to denounce their membership with NURTW were injured while others scampered for safety.”