Xenophobia: Protesters Invade Shoprite Mall, PEP Store, Loot Shops in Lagos

Matilda Omonaiye & NAN/

Valuable items were allegedly looted from M$G, Affordable Boutique and other shops inside Shoprite Mall in  Surulere, Lagos State, on Tuesday night by some suspected miscreants.

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Some miscreants also attacked and looted a clothing and accessories store, PEP, in the same area.

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There were also reports of looting by suspected miscreants at Shoprite Mall, Jakande and the GAME store at Novare Mall, Sangotedo, both on the Lekki-Epe Expressway.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria had initially reported that some youths had staged a protest around Surulere Shoprite Mall, MTN and Multichoice companies.

It was meant  to condemn the recent and latest  attacks on some Nigerians and their properties by some  South Africans in their country.

NAN could not ascertain the  monetary value of items stolen during the raid by the suspected hoodlums as at the time of filing this report.

It was reported that the youth had on Tuesday evening threatened to attack the Shoprite Mall, MTN and Multichoices offices in the area but they were prevented by the police personnel from Surulere Police Station.

NAN had also reported that the management of some of the companies had closed early for the day when they received information that some hoodlums were planning to attack them.

A policeman who begged for  anonymity told NAN that the looted shops  belonged  to Nigerians

NAN , however, observed that security personnel from the Surulere Police Division tried to stop the youths and maintain law and order but this later broke down hours later.

The angry mob capitalised on the handful of security personnel on the ground and broke into the mall to ultimately loot.