A yet to be identified person was shot dead yesterday outside the Shoprite premises around Jakande, Lekki area of Lagos State.
A witness whom described the victim as a protester said he was killed after an angry mob set a police van on fire during a protest on Tuesday.
Aggrieved persons had stormed the complex located on the Lekki-Epe expressway, chanting violent songs.
Policemen on ground had prevented them from gaining access into the mall but the protesters lit bonfires.
They also set up barricades around the complex, compounding the traffic situation along the ever-busy expressway.
Bala El-Kana, spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, said he could not give details of the incident.
“I don’t have any casualty figure, but I know there was a violent attack,” he said.
The development comes a day after reports of attacks on foreign nationals, including Nigerians, in South Africa, went viral.
