Following
the recent discovery of a hideout used by suspected terrorists to
stockpile arms, ammunition and a bomb in Ijora area of Lagos State by
security agents, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Lagos chapter,
has warned Boko Haram and other purveyors of violence to steer clear of
the state or get crushed by the will of the peace loving people of
Lagos.
In
a release in Lagos signed by the Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the
ACN, Joe Igbokwe, the party said Lagos as Nigeria’s last refuge from
the security crisis ravaging the nation, had the full capacity to defend
itself from unprovoked attack from any criminal group.
“We
were rudely awakened by the recent discovery of a hideout in Ijora,
being used by terrorists and criminal elements as a pad for a possible
assault on Lagos” the statement started.
“We
believe this is an affront to Lagos and would be met with the necessary
force it deserves. We want to serve notice to Boko Haram or any other
insurgent group that Lagos is fully prepared security wise to deal with
any assault and that we will not refrain from enforcing the peace and
tranquility that reigns in Lagos at present, as other parts of the
country grapple with worsening security challenges.
“Lagos
ACN recognizes the fact that Lagos has become a haven for all Nigerians
fleeing all manners of security problems in their respective states and
that this is a result of careful planning and deliberate investment in
security.
“We
recognise that as Boko Haram chase people out of the North, Lagos State
has risen to the challenge of providing impregnable security to the
many Nigerians under its tent and we will not tolerate any deliberate
attempt to challenge that status. Lagos remains a no go area for Boko
Haram, armed robbers, kidnappers and all other forms of criminals, who
are bent on denting the sparkling security credential the Lagos State
Government has painstakingly earned in recent times.”
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