The
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji,
has said the exercise to rid the state of destitute persons and security
threats will continue.
Ikuforiji made this statement on
Saturday in reaction to the criticisms by the Anambra State Government,
over the ‘deportation’ of some destitute, said to be its indigenes, from
Lagos State.
In a statement by his Chief Press
Secretary, Mr. Rotimi Adebayo, Ikuforiji said, “Nobody talked about
deportation when Kano, Ogun and other states’ indigenes were removed and
taken back to their states. The Governor has the right to call for the
removal of people who are of security risk to the state.
“Recently, the Rivers State Government
sent back some Lagosians to Lagos and the state government accepted the
decision. We did not complain to the Federal Government or twist the
issue in order to attract public sympathy as is being done by the
Anambra State Government.”
He blamed the Anambra State Government
for politicising the matter. The speaker added that the destitute
persons were security threats as they had no legitimate means of
livelihood or known address.
He said, “Those who were taken back to
their states are destitute and the exercise will continue until our
roads are safe. They have no genuine means of livelihood and no known
address.
“They are considered as an illegitimate
burden and a serious security challenge to the state. It is not the
responsibility of Lagos State to cater for indigenes of other states who
are engaged in illegal livelihood.
“I don’t think it is right to allow
destitute to constitute a menace to our society. However, the claim by
some that destitute were ill-fed and tortured while in our custody,
before they were sent back to their states is false.”
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