Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has held President Goodluck Jonathan, responsible for the death of three policemen and civilians during an armed robbery around Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge.
The robbery occurred on Thursday, March 12, when the policemen engaged in a firefight, armed men that went to rob a First City Monument Bank in Lekki, Lagos.
According to Fashola, the President’s planned visit to Lagos led to the low number of available policemen on hand to take on the armed robbers.
Fashola made the accusation on Thursday night at the Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos, during the All Progressives Congress event, tagged: ‘An Evening For Nigeria’.
During the event, the governor said: “.Because Jonathan was coming to Lagos, all the vehicles and police in Lagos were sent to be on standby for him, and there was no available not enough to stop the robbery at Ikoyi-Lekki link bridge.”
“Perhaps what would be would have been, but it’s sad to see all our security personnel, all our security vehicles deployed to protect one man,” said Mr. Fashola, who spoke at an event, An Evening with Buhari and Osinbajo, in Lagos.
“All the vehicles we bought for the police were stationed to receive the President in Lagos. Those policemen have children and tonight their mothers will have to explain to them why daddy is not coming home.”
Mr. Fashola requested a minute of silence for the deceased officers.
Mr. Jonathan visited the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos on Thursday to launch a new online mobile platform, X-Gen, to increase global investment.
Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who is Mr. Jonathan’s main challenger in this month’s election, was also in the state to meet a gathering of young people at a programme tagged, Secure the Future: Discussing the Future with the Youth.
The APC candidate was, however, absent at a later event where he was scheduled to meet young professionals and entertainment personalities.
In 2011, while receiving six patrol gun boats from the Lagos State government, Yakubu Alkali, then Commissioner of Police, said that the boats would be deployed to Marina, Apapa, Ijora, Atlas Cove, Lekki Phases 1 and 2, Ibafon, Epe, and Badagry.
“It is only hoodlums who want to commit suicide that will dare take on the Marine Police,” Mr. Alkali said at the time.
“These gun boats are not only high-tech, they are fast, highly maneuverable and deadly; faster and deadlier than anything the hoodlums can ever boast of.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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a failure blames others for failing.
ReplyDeleteYou and your GEJ are the real failure. Police is federal so the governor is not responsible for anything at all.
DeleteAnytime GEJ Visits, thousands of Policemen and Hundreds of Patrol Vans are diverted. The RRS Squad for Lekki were withdrawn.
MUMU FASH! Common OLD TINUBU POCKET U na where JONA de, U get MOUTH. Talk against OLD CROCODILE TINUBU make 6 feet WELCOME U. OLODO!
ReplyDeleteWhat are you saying exactly, has Fashola not said the truth? Did The Police Commissioner withdraw the Policemen Guarding the bridge or Not. Is the Police a federal Police or Not?
DeleteYou should be ashemed of yourself for your comment.
DeleteUsing this robbery incident as a campaign stunt makes one to wonder if Fashola was not the person that planned the robbery.
Was Jonathan in Lagos at the time of the popular Ajah robbery, the airport bureau de change robbery and the host of other incidents?
I used to think Fashola was smart until recently. Was Jonathan in Lagos at the time of the popular Ajah robbery, the airport bureau de change robbery and the host of other incidents? Think of another lie Mr. Fashola, this one no sell abeg.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is bitter they say. is he not saying the truth, were the patrol vans not withdrawn, why should the safety of lives and property not be more important that the presidents visit.
DeleteShame on Jonathan.This sort of robbery has not happened in Lagos in 6yrs. He will come to Lagos, withdraw police from their posts, cause crazy traffic and leave us exposed,
ReplyDeleteYou should be ashemed of yourself for your comment.
DeleteWas Jonathan in Lagos at the time of the popular Ajah robbery, the airport bureau de change robbery and the host of other incidents?
Yesterdays own was peculiar, Everybody knows that the waterside is dangerous as we dont have marine Police, It happened in UBA a while ago since then, there are at least 4 Patrol Vans around that Area, yesterday, those vans were withdrawn to welcome Jonathan, leaving the area Vulnerable. the robbers knew that.
DeleteHad nothing to do with police van or not. They were parked there but were not alert when the shooting started. Please don't politicize this horrible incident. IMAO it was low of BRF. RIP to the lost NIGERIAN (not APC or PDP) souls. My tuppence pls.
Deleteit does, The Policeen were exposed and there was no backup, there is no way in Hell it woulda happened if those Vans with their policemen were in Place.
DeleteIt is unfortunate that it is election time, but the truth must be told. I would blame the CP not Jonathan himself. the CP would then be able to tell us why it happened.
Jonathan is a fool. What do u expect from a criminal. Oloshi president. Your days are numbered.
ReplyDeleteU shud b a mad if u dnt knw. Cow
DeleteU get wat u wish ur leader.
DeleteWhich leader? This strong thief. Pls oh.
DeleteI passionately hate Jonathan tenure but to be honest, we shouldn't blame Jonathan for dis. The Commissioner of Police should have prepare a backup Police to secure the area. But in all, the government need to be blame cos a police man told me they haven't been paid 3month salary. Now tell me how u want police to give u 30% security.
ReplyDeleteMust we politicise everything. Fashola has lost his brain.
ReplyDeleteI hope tomorrow him and Liar Mohammed will not tell us that GEJ is the one who sent the robbery.
ReplyDeleteAnd Buhari's visit did not get security cover. It is only in Nigeria that supposedly learnt men like Fasola can catapult a sad situation to political gain and at the end expose his foolishness to the public. See what desperation to get power at all cost could cause a man to descend so low?
ReplyDeleteGod bless u. D desperation don comot sense from dia head. Shameless fools
DeleteGod bless u. D desperation don comot sense from dia head. Shameless fools
Deletei said it that apc will blame gej for this. People think that am lying
ReplyDeletehow can all the police in lagos be protecting goodluck at dat time,is not possible.fashola should say something else.
ReplyDeleteUncle Fash, u fall my hand.
ReplyDeleteHaha Nigerians the way you criticize the president of the biggest black nation is worrisome.Nigeria eye the way and manner people use your medium to insult the president is that worrisome.the president allowing freedom of speech in Nigeria does not make him a weak person,some of the people insulting the president can not speak if some person is the president because they would have been in the prison.so let us not abuse the freedom we have today.
ReplyDeleteMy Governor this your comment seems to me a very lame excuse!!!
ReplyDeletePlease quietly review the security strategy in Lagos.
I suspect fashola nd tinubu hands in dis robbery.its a pure calculated or shud I say an organised crime.i tink de NPF shud investigate dis 2criminals.God bless Nigeria
ReplyDeletehonestly when I listen to fashola speaks something I jst ask myslf,that if by being in opposition does does that make u become irresponsible and foolish.
ReplyDeletethis is APC madness a failure by Fashola as a chief security of Lagos state where Armed rubbers attack blame president Visit. Fashiola has word finished in your shameless mouth to vomit this kind of statement , what has these APC cohorts have not said all are lies. There is no difference b/w Tinubu and Fashola in telling lies, scuttle the state funds and confiscation of Lagosians wealth and Properties to themselves. Fashola Shame to you for planting armed Robbers to destabilize President Visit -APC have failed and will continue to fail beyond March 28.
ReplyDeleteBRF am so disappointed in u.APC has showen mi dey r no different from touts.shame to u ppl.pls IG investigate APC for dis crime.Fashola has lost my respect.
ReplyDeleteIf any APC man is unable to impregnate his, please blame Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteIf any has bad dream blame Jonathan. If there is no rain, flooding, earthquake, even solar eclipse, blame Jonathan.
If APC loses this election, blame Jonathan.
A P C ! ! !
If any APC man is unable to impregnate his, please blame Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteIf any has bad dream blame Jonathan. If there is no rain, flooding, earthquake, even solar eclipse, blame Jonathan.
If APC loses this election, blame Jonathan.
A P C ! ! !
If you hate Jonathan get ready to hug transformer because he is still going to rule you again and again, idiot
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