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The spokesperson of the Lagos State House of Assembly and Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Security Hon Segun Olulade has alerted the nation of the danger behind rampage of a sect of Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) as witnessed in Lagos yesterday.
The release came in the wake of show of violence demonstrated by a section of OPC yesterday that obstructed traffic and unleashed mayhem on openly on Lagosians and properties belonging to the opposition in the State.
In a release made available to press men in Lagos, Olulade said President Goodluck Jonathan may be on the verge of breeding another terror group for the nation to contend with while we already have ample threats over security of lives and properties by the deadly Boko haram insurgents.
While stressing that though OPC is not a religious group, the Epe Constituency II representative observed that the network of Boko Haram is presently being scaled up in such a way that they can induce any militia group that has lost control to buy into their cause especially when most youths involved in the OPC rampage neither have jobs nor understood the actual reason for their engagement in such mayhem.
“Presently, security of our nation is fragile coupled with the tension associated with the coming general elections which are a pressure too many for the nation to cope with. Sponsoring militia groups at this stage of tension is not lesser than promoting terrorism because it makes it easier to breed inter-link between terror groups and violent militias to rattle nation’s security”, Olulade said.
Quoting Olulade further, “In the last 16 years, Lagos State has enjoyed peace and harmony amongst people of diverse ethnicity living in the State. The gross implication of Mr President’s employment of unemployed groups of a sect in the OPC is very dangerous because Lagos with its vast population cannot afford break down of law and order, violent rampage and civil unrest even ahead general election”.
Olulade noted that the situation is more threatening when activities of the sect of OPC that was engaged to unleash mayhem on peace loving people of Lagos comprises mostly of unemployed youths right in the presence of nation’s security agencies particularly police and the army.
“I believe strongly that the disruption of people’s properties and bill-boards of the APC was carried out by a section of the OPC employed by Gani Adam and his Principal. It is very unfortunate that at this crucial stage when election is less than 10 days, President Jonathan has taken to violent option by unleashing militia groups to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere of Lagosians, action that is capable of bringing down”.
Olulade concluded that attempt by Mr President to import violence to Lagos and spark off national unrest is capable of scuttling democracy and taking the nation back to the dark ages.
Signed:
Hon. Segun Olulade
Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy, Security and Publicity Lagos State House of Assembly
