Angry soldiers in Lagos State went on a rampage some hours ago and set buses belonging to the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on fire after one of them was hit by one of the buses in Palmgrove area.
According to eye-witnesses who discussed the incident on Twitter, it all started when a BRT driver changed his lane and accidentally knocked down one soldier on a bike. The soldier wasn't killed or seriously hurt, but made calls after he was hit to call his colleagues to come and wreak havoc on the bus.
The passengers in the BRT bus including the offending driver tried pleading with him but he was adamant.
When the soldiers arrived, they torched all the marked BRT bus and all other BRT buses in sight, shot sporadically, harassed commuters and also smashed phones of bystanders who tried to capture their act.
The development has in the meantime caused a terrible gridlock, with some motorists and other Nigerians discussing the incident on social media.
As for the BRT driver who hit the soldier is presently on the run; he allegedly ran into Palmgrove estate in order to avoid the wrath of other soldiers present.
However, the Army men ran into the estate after him and seized one of the Estate’s security men.
According to eye-witnesses, the ‘innocent’ security man was beaten mercilessly. He was released hours later badly beaten and traumatized.
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