Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has denied responsibility for the killing on Wednesday of a motorcyclist at Festac area of Lagos State.
The state NSCDC Public Relations Officer (PRO), Emmanuel Okey, said preliminary investigation indicated that the officials never fired a shot at the Forte Oil gas station. Okey blamed the killing a motorcyclist identified simply as Dijo on hoodlums, who, according to him, have taken over fuel stations in the metropolis.
The PRO said the NSCDC members were in the neighbourhood to ensure orderliness and wade off fuel racketeers. Okey disclosed that three hoodlums had been arrested in connection with the shootings that killed one and left two people injured. He said: “We have commenced investigation and so far we have discovered that our men did not shoot at the station. They did not shoot anyone.
They went there to control the situation. “We are appealing to Lagosians to be patient, queue up properly and buy petrol. We are also discouraging the issue of black marketers and that we have been doing everywhere.
“Investigations in the matter are ongoing and some hoodlums have already been arrested in connection with the shootings. Three persons have been arrested and we will give further information at the end of the day.”
