.. to compensate victims of Iju- Ishaga ethnic clash
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has read the riot act to hoodlums in the state, stating that the state would no longer tolerate any act of arson and unlawful activities.
Sanwo-Olu made the statement when he visited Fagba, Iju-Ishaga, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area, to assess the level of destructions after the recent tribal clash in the area. The area was recently engulfed in a tribal clash between Hausa and Yoruba communities which was reported to have claimed lives and properties.
Sanwo-Olu while addressing residents of the area, pledged to assist people who lost their properties, saying that no matter how small, the government would compensate every victim of the clash and it will not take long before it would be done.
He ordered the local government authority to work with community development associations, traditional rulers in the area, in enumeration to ascertain the number of people who were affected by the crisis and the worth of what they lost. The governor said the level of destruction was colossal and the situation he met on the ground was very pathetic.
He said: It is unfortunate, enumeration will start immediately, by all the necessary stakeholders, the security operatives are here. They can hear everything. We are using this opportunity to give notices to all the miscreants in this neighborhood, if you know that you are not doing any work and you are among those causing trouble, I am giving you a final warning now to desist from such act. I am coming back to empower the youths and after it, if anybody is seen causing trouble, we are going to deal with the person seriously”.