20th June, 2022
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday made a surprise visit to the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa over Sunday’s attack on journalists by hoodlums.
The incident occurred 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.
The governor sympathised with the newsmen over the attack as government would take action.
He charged them to take courage and not be deterred by what had happened in doing their job.
Sanwo-Olu told journalists that in such gatherings, there were bound to be traducers and that the event had successfully been concluded before they decided to attack.
Earlier, Sanwo-Olu had ordered an investigation into the attack on a bus conveying journalists on Lagos Island.
Sanwo-Olu has directed also 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.
He said: “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”.