Update: One dies as Ogun land speculators clash

Update-10.00am: Casualties have been recorded, as a corpse of one of the rival gangs was seen by the roadside. Youths armed with weapons spotting red bands on their heads were seen searching for opponents. An Armoured Personnel Carrier and riot policemen have arrived the troubled spot. 7.00am: Travellers were stranded this morning on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway for almost one hour as Omo onile (land grabbers) and rival gangs engaged themselves in a shootout around Obada Oko, a sleepy settlement close to Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. Traffic in and out of Abeokuta was paralysed. Many passengers who have disembarked from the vehicles are running for dear life. More details later.