Barely 12 hours after residents of some communities in Lagos state stormed the streets to defend themselves against robbers, hashtag #Lagosunrest has occupied the top spot of the Nigerian Twitter trends as residents of these communities narrates their ordeals and situations.
Days after President Buhari ordered lockdown owing to Coronavirus outbreak, several reports of robbers taking advantage of the lockdown to loot shops and also rob some households have emerged before the recent hashtag on Twitter.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the reoccurring incident has pushed residents into becoming vigilantes, as they also accused the police of portraying a lackadaisical attitude in curbing the escalated crime rate in the state.
See different reactions on Twitter in form of photos and videos:
https://twitter.com/Danny_Walterr/status/1249165517493067784
https://twitter.com/heisTactic/status/1249205706248597504
We are securing the area ourselves… over 100 men on standby.. thanks to Nigeria police too @PoliceNG I have seen 6 patrol van moving area the area #abuleegba #LagosUnrest .. I rep Clem Road… Agbado area pic.twitter.com/iBjYaEder6
— Tolu (@2tolu) April 12, 2020
they’re saying “come outside, they’re already in the vicinity” “come outside don’t let them attack you in your homes” this is really serious @PoliceNG please! #LagosUnrest #OgunUnrest pic.twitter.com/flLHBX7B8x
— Steevane (@steevaneagain) April 12, 2020
Such courageous and fine reporting from this brilliant journalist @AnetaFelix
See how residents came out to protect their communities.
#LagosUnrest #AgbuleEgba #COVID19 #OgunUnrestMore pic.twitter.com/xFDfjHAuqT—
Philz (@miz_philz) April 12, 2020
We pray they don't show up again after all this overnight wahala
#Alimosho#Vigilante #LagosUnrest pic.twitter.com/J3lPzknTc5
— Chef Eddie (@md_lagos) April 12, 2020
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