2' FEATURED Police kill Lagos protester as mob burns van over xenophobia Published September 3, 2019 The ongoing protest at the Circle Mall, Jakande, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, has taken a tragic turn as a protester has been reportedly shot dead by men of the Nigeria Police Force. The PUNCH also learnt that a police van was set ablaze by an angry mob that had stormed the mall. A video posted on Twitter and confirmed by some residents showed a body on the floor as gunshots rent the air. Another video showed a police van burning. A third clip filmed by a motorist showed a man masked with a handkerchief wielding a cutlass. “What is happening? Why are all these boys doing like this? Are they fighting the police or Shoprite?” the motorist said. An actress, Belinda Effah, who was caught in the fracas, claimed that hoodlums had hijacked the protest. She added that the men had been attacking motorists and called for government’s hel