The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to convene a security council meeting in the state to address the rising number of killings of residents by men in uniform.
The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to convene a security council meeting in the state to address the rising number of killings of residents by men in uniform.
Speaking at a plenary session on Tuesday, the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, stressed that the security of lives and property is one of the most important functions of government. He said that the recent killings of residents by men in uniform are a cause for concern.
“I quite agree with the prime mover of the motion to call on Mr. Governor to quickly hold a meeting with all heads of security agencies in Lagos State to nip this in the bud.”
“At least three people have been declared dead, said to be killed by men in either police or Army uniforms and we cannot conclude if they are security men or otherwise.”
Speaking earlier under ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’, Hon. Kehinde Joseph (Alimosho 2) called the attention of his colleagues to the recent killings.
He said that in early August 2023, a resident named Adeniyi Sanni was reportedly killed. He also mentioned that there were two other incidents on August 17 and August 19.
“The funny thing is that the series of killings took the same pattern.
“Adeniyi Sanni’s wife told me that her husband was stopped at a checkpoint by men in military uniforms. They requested documents which the wife sent through WhatsApp to him. His corpse was later found somewhere.”
“The same was the case of Mr. Lawal who was stopped and asked for his documents. They later dropped his corpse in the Iyana-Ipaja area,” the lawmaker said.
Joseph suggested that the police should be asked to increase security in the state, while the military should investigate and apprehend the individuals who commit crimes while wearing military uniforms.