BREAKING NEWS: Igbo Deportees Were a Nuisance - Lagos State Defends

The Lagos State Government said yesterday that the 72 people ‘deported’ to Onitsha, Anambra State last week constituted a nuisance. Controversy has been trailing the government’s action.

Fielding questions from newsmen after the state Security Council meeting chaired by Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN), the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Umaru Manko, said the state government only rehabilitated and resettled the people.

The CP said: “What happened was that the state did rehabilitation and resettlement of the citizens from other states that came into the state and turned into destitute. After the state government had reformed them.

“After that, they indicated their interest of going back to their home-towns to be resettled. The deportees were dumped at upper Eweka Under Bridge in Onitsha at about 2am.
That was what happened. There wasn’t any deportation”.

On security in the state, CP Manko reassured the residents that the operatives are on top of their job.

This Morning, the Lagos state Government ordered the Operatives of OP-MESA and SARS to take over the Ladipo Motor Parts Market, as over 15 pick up vans with armed mobile policemen are stationed to force the the Igbo Traders to accept the Market leader imposed on them by the Government.

Posted: at 1-08-2013 08:27 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Fashola and his power drunkenness! He is a non-respecter on d constitution of 9ja and d fundamental human right!

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Posted: at 1-08-2013 08:43 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Let igbos relocate 2 dia land and invest becos its obvious that they are no longer needed in north and west.... Wht insolence!

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Posted: at 1-08-2013 08:47 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Nodey deceive urself. You too go back to ur villages and let us maximize our locality tooo. You sabi aw to run go ur village when population census wan shele bringingmoney for ur own town, later u go carry ur toothpick legs come dey disturb lagos minimum income wey u no contribute into. You wey sabiii discrimination pass d northerners. Mtcheeewwwwwwwww. Carry go Fashola Eko oni baje ooo

Posted: at 1-08-2013 09:09 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

kkk

Posted: at 1-08-2013 09:13 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

 

Posted: at 1-08-2013 10:24 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Very unfortunate that this act was carried out by a lawyer(SAN), who should should know better, the constitution of the federal republic of Nigerian guarantees freedom of movement  for every Nigerian.Is this the APC that will change Nigeria

Posted: at 1-08-2013 10:37 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

I am just watching the 5 South East Governors to see their reaction to this insult by Fashola.They should be aware that they will be setting a precedent if they fail to properly address this provocation by Fashola.And to you Fashola,I just hope you realize what you have started in Nigeria.Just like we read from history books today that it was Ahmadu Alli (Former PDP Chairman),that introduced the paying of school fees (Tuition) in Federal Universities in 1978 when he was the Education Minister.So also shall people read in history books 2,3,5 or 10 years from now that you were the one that started the deportation of Nigerians within Nigeria and thus triggered the break up of the entity called Nigeria.....because that is exactly where it is going to lead.

Posted: at 1-08-2013 11:25 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

this fashola is a fool. in a country where u belong. the man has no respect for human

Posted: at 1-08-2013 11:59 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie

i use to praise this man for all he has been doing in lagos. but now, i dislike him. how can he deport a fellow nigerians?.

Posted: at 2-08-2013 12:59 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie