Residents and traders in some parts of Lagos Island, are now living in fear as eight youths have reportedly died during renewed bloody clashes between Onola and Okepopo boys.

Several others including one Almajiri were learnt to have sustained fatal injuries during the attack and counter attack by the miscreants.

Also, many traders lost their goods in the mayhem as the fighting youths used the opportunity to break into shops.

The residents said apart from those that died many people sustained fatal injuries during the attack and counter attack by the miscreants.

According to a source, the Okepopo boys invaded Onola had area on Friday night after the release of their point man call ‘Falapa’ by the Police. “It was during the attack that the Okepopo boys shot and matcheted a boy who was sleeping inside Keke-Marwa at the front of Iga Faji to death while some boys and a beggar from the north were seriously wounded during the invasion”, he narrated.

As a result of the incident and sympathy for the deceased, Onola youths and their sympathizers grouped together and launched attack on Okepopo area where four of the earlier invaders were killed.

Efforts by the Police teams from Area ‘A’ command, Adeniji Adele, Jankara and Lion building divisional stations to end the constant mayhem proved abortive as the weapons brandished by the conflicting youths were said to be too sophisticated.

The attack and counter attack had reduced since Tuesday night due to the heavy presence of military personnel who had joined the Police team to patrol the affected areas and arrested some of the boys.

The military team were seen assemble at Oshodi/Tokunboh junction on the Lagos Island but usually go round with Police in mufti with the aim of arresting the conflicting youths.

When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti, confirmed that there was mayhem on the Island, but faulted claims that eight people died, saying only one dead body was recovered after the mayhem.