Ayodele Olalere
Following Sunday’s attacks by armed thugs on Lagos Island on the press crew attached to the Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor has ordered a probe into the ugly incident.
The bus conveying journalists was attacked between Ebute-Ero and Adeniji, Iga-Iduganran, during APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s visit to the palace of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu.
Ina statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, the governor, has directed that those involved in that attack must be fished out.
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“Governor Sanwo-Olu has also directed that those involved must be fished out and made to face the law. Besides, the government will pick up the hospital bills of those injured in the incident,” the statement stated.
It added: “Lagos State government condemns the incident. We hold the media in high esteem and the government has always ensured that they have a conducive environment to perform their duties. Nobody or group will be allowed to destroy our cordial relationship with the media. Lagos has no room for hooligans”.
