Buhari Chides Igbo Eviction Notice From Lagos, Explains Why He Was Mum On Lekki,

By GWG Staff

President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on why he did not refer to the Lekki carnage in his speech last week even as he condemned the eviction notices to the Igbo and others on account of the crisis in the country.

The president in a press statement issued on his behalf by his spokesman, Garba Shehu also enjoined the citizenry not to resort to the rule of the jungle as he welcomed the arrest of 229 persons involved in looting in Lagos.

On the Lekki carnage, he said he had all along avoided going into a debate about the Lekki Toll Gate incidents until all the facts are established, appealed to the people all over the country to maintain peace and brotherhood as the machinery of the government and the wheel of justice turn against the perpetrators of murder, arson, stealing, rape, assault and malicious damage to public and private property.

Apparently noting the eviction notice to the Igbo in Lagos, the President advised that peace, brotherhood, and inter communal harmony are central to our ethos and urges Nigerians “not to turn against one another in hate.”

He said it is important that the police and other security agencies move everywhere to restore calm and normalcy as quickly as possible.

These incidents do not reflect well on any society. They are wrong and condemnable and should not be supported by reasonable members of the society.

In line with this, President Buhari commends the decision of the Lagos State Ministry of Justice to prosecute 229 suspects arrested by the police for allegedly using the #EndSARS protest to destroy and loot public and private property.

As mentioned in two successive statements on the issues, the President and his administration have taken note of the grievances of the people. “We have heard you loud and clear,” he said, and has shown a clear determination to take all necessary measures to address the complaints. The violence must stop.

President Buhari also condemned hate messages and eviction notices to ethnic and religious groups asking Nigerians to take pride in the fact that our diverse people have been living with one another in harmony for ages. The right of all citizens to live and work in any part of the country is a constitutional right and will be defended by the government.

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