Governors of the South West region of the country have condemned the recent incident that occurred in Magodo Estate area of Lagos State where a Chief Superintendent of Police, failed to listen to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s instruction over invasion of the estate by policemen.
In a statement signed by the Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the governorship described the attitude of the police as not only disgraceful but also disconcerting.
The police officer was seen in a viral video, replying Governor Sanwo-Olu that only the Inspector General of Police and the Attorney General of Federal can instruct him to leave the estate.
The governor had gone to the Magodo residential estate to mediate over a land dispute
Akeredolu, in the statement on Wednesday blasted the Attorney General, Abubakar Malami over his role in the situation as he termed it as “act of gross moral turpitude.”
Akeredolu also demanded for the IGP to explain the justification for the intrusion, maintaining that President Muhammadu Buhari mut ought to reign in the excesses of those under him.
Akeredolu, however, advised the Lagos State Governor to deploy the Amotekun Corps to see an effective protection and security of his people.
“We are in possession of a video which has gone viral on the social media concerning the disgraceful exchange between a police officer, a CSP, and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwoolu, the supposed Chief Security Officer of the State, at the Magodo Residential Estate.
“The content of the video is very disconcerting, and this is being charitable. The utter disrespect, which underlines the response of the officer to the Governor establishes, beyond doubt, the impracticability of the current system, dubiously christened “Federalism”.
“An arrangement, which compels the Governor of a State to seek clarifications on security issues in his jurisdiction from totally extraneous bodies or persons, is a sure recipe for anarchy.”
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