A source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the incident happened at about 2pm on Wednesday at Rex Lawson Street, along Borokiri axis.
According to the source, the bad boys in the area had attacked one man from the area. It was learnt that the man later reported the matter to the police who swooped on the area, and arrested three boys who allegedly attacked the man.
The source said the policemen later discovered that one of the arrested had boys was on the wanted list of the police.
The source further said that in an attempt to take the suspects to the station, one of them jumped out from the patrol vehicle, and ran away, forcing the police to launch a hot chase for the runaway suspect.
It was learnt that while the policemen were chasing the runaway suspect, unknown to them the gang had laid ambushed on them, and opened fire on sighting them.
In the process, two of the policemen were allegedly hit by the bullets from the cult boys.
It was also gathered that the police later reinforced to the scene but the bad boys had all disappeared before the arrival of the team.
It was further gathered that residents of the area had all fled for fear of being cut by stray bullets or wrongfully arrested by the police.
It was gathered that the state Commissioner of Police, Francis O. Odesanya, had already visited the troubled area.
An eyewitness, who was in the area when the drama played out, reports that the ever-busy street had been deserted as many buildings and cars were vandalized during the crisis in the area.
When contacted on phone, the Police Public relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident, said some arrests have been made.
The PPRO, however, did not give details of those arrested by the police.
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