Nigeria, Dec. 13 -- The Lagos State Police Command has denied reports that armed hoodlums invaded Ajebo community near Agbowa in the Ikosi-Ejirin Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, saying the incident was a land dispute between two families.

In a statement posted on X on Saturday, the police spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, said preliminary investigations showed that the disturbance, which occurred earlier in the week, was not an armed attack on the community.

She said the incident followed a disagreement over land ownership between two families in Ajebo community, leading to chaos and confusion on Monday and Tuesday.

According to the statement, joint police teams, comprising tactical squads, Police Mobile Force personnel, a...