Hoodlums who are hiding under the EndSARS protests to carry out their evil agenda in the South-West region of Nigeria have been warned to stay off the region. While issuing the warning, the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC cautioned miscreants not to turn the region to war theatres.
The group in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin warned the hoodlums to put an end to looting, destruction and razing of public property in the region.
OPC further expressed concern on the situation leading to the alleged death of some of the EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday, October 20. The group described the alleged killing of protesters by soldiers as barbaric and an attempt to discourage the people from expressing their views against the government.
According to the group, Nigeria has never had it so bad like this except during the military government of the late Sanni Abacha when the country was thrown into terror and killings. The OPC stated that those that were killed in the course of the peaceful protest remain heroes even in death.
Some of the property and public facilities destroyed by hoodlums during the EndSARS protests in the South-West region include Lekki-Ikoyi Tollgate and Lekki Tollgate, the headquarters of Nigerian Ports Authority in Marina, Lagos, the family house of Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Television Continental, TVC office building at Ketu, Lagos and the mass transit buses belonging to Lagos State government in Oyingbo area for Yaba.
Others are offices of the Federal Road Safety Corporation (FRSC) and Vehicle Inspection unit office (VIO) at Ojodu Berger area of Lagos, the Palace of Oba of Lagos where they stole his staff of office, Shoprite at Ajah, Igbosere High Court, Obalende, The Nation newspaper office and the Lagos Oriental Hotel.
The police stations reportedly set on fire by the hoodlums include the ones located at Orile Iganmu, Igando, Layeni, Denton, Ilenbe Hausa, Ajah, Amukoko, Ilasa, Cele Outpost under Ijesha, the disbanded SARS officer under Ajegunle, the Ebute-Ero Mushin (Olosan) police station where they killed two policemen, Ojo and Ajegunle where they burnt two patrol vans.
