Tears welled in her eyes, and she paused to wipe her face on the back of her hand audibly. Her voice trembled with emotion as she described the heart-wrenching events that had unfolded, expressing the deep hurt felt by her children.
“July 1, a Monday evening in Royal Estate, Phase 1 is a day I will never forget. The sun had just risen, casting a golden hue over the estate, when suddenly, chaos erupted. A group of individuals stormed into the estate. Their intentions were clear; they were there to damage parts of a building. The air was thick with tension as residents poured out of their homes to witness the commotion.
“As we stood there, bewildered and anxious, the estate’s security team quickly called the chairman. Within moments, the chairman arrived, his face a mix of concern and authority. He introduced him and tried to assert some control over the situation.
“However, this declaration only incited violence. The team turned on him with brutal force. They attacked him and started beating him. I cried out in shock. The scene descended into further chaos as passersby joined the fray, and schoolchildren, just dismissed from their classes, were caught in the turmoil,” she narrated to our correspondent.
Balogun further stated that members of the Lagos State Building Collapse Agency task force descended on her shop, pulling out a gun to threaten her.
