The Nigerian Army has denied the involvement of its men in the vandalism and burning of some BRT buses this morning at Palmgrove, Ikorodu road, Lagos.
A statement made by Nigerian Army spokesperson, Olajide Olaleye, blamed area boys for the attack and said the army were only dispatched to the scene to put things in order.
“It’s not true that the soldiers destroyed buses or set any bus on fire. What happened was that a BRT bus knocked down a soldier and killed him. As usual in Lagos, area boys gathered and a few soldiers stopped at the scene as well.
The GOC has dispatched military policemen to the scene to help restore law and order,” Mr. Olaleye said.