Over 100 suspected hoodlums attacked a police station in Ipaja area of Lagos State on Thursday morning.
Eyewitness account has it that the incident might not have been unconnected to the police raid on motorcycle riders in the area.
The incident led to an exchange of gunshots but policemen repelled the hoodlums, with passersby scampering for safety in the process.
Police spokesman in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin told Channels Television that the attackers were Okada riders, who went against an enforcement carried out by operatives of the command.
Hundeyin added that officers and men of the Ipaja division put up strict resistance against the attack. He, however, did not confirm if any life was lost during the incident.
The police spokesman said normalcy has since returned to the area as several police detachment have been drafted to the area.