An angry mob have burnt down two banks along the Wharf area of Apapa.

The incident occurred following the killing of a trailer driver allegedly by a policeman attached to one of the banks.

Witnesses said the irate colleagues of the dead driver set fire to the bank where the policeman worked after the management of the bank refused to release him to them.

The inferno was said to have spread to a second bank nearby, forcing it as well as other banks in the area to shut down.

The shooting of the driver reportedly occurred after an argument over the indiscriminate parking of trailers in front of the bank.

The Lagos Police Command mobilised personnel to the scene of the pandemonium to bring it under control.

Meanwhile, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says none of its members in Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) unit was shot by Mobile Police officer in Apapa.

Chairman in South-West Zone of the union, Tokunbo Korodo made the denial against reports that some tanker drivers were shot dead during a fracas involving some policemen during which two banks were set ablaze.

Korodo said he was able to confirm that none his members was killed from the report by a delegate sent from the union secretariat to Apapa to find out if any of the union members was involved in the lawlessness.

Zonal Public Relations Officer in PTD, Tayo Aboyeji said the fracas involved some drivers of articulated vehicles and the police, but not their members.

According to Aboyeji, “our members are not involved in any act of criminality or lawlessness in the area.” “Our members are in their depots loading their trucks with the intention of transporting them to various locations across the country.