Two persons are feared dead after hoodlums and police clashed on Tuesday in Ajegunle, an area in Lagos State.

Social media reports say that Layeni Police Station in the area was set ablaze by hoodlums amid EndSARS protests in the state.

The clash reportedly started after the hoodlums who wielded dangerous weapons were resisted by police officers.

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Meanwhile, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has declared a 24-hour curfew in reaction to the violence generated by the EndSARS protests across the state.

The governor said that the decision was taken to prevent the state from falling into anarchy.

 

This is exactly what’s happening in ajegunle right now… ?????? pic.twitter.com/Nh9xIXr6IO

— Ucheey (@yuceehuchey) October 20, 2020

Happening right now at ajegunle pic.twitter.com/g0K9zPWyKR

— online protester #endsars (@sid_water) October 20, 2020