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| DSS goes after Oba of Lagos |
Nigeria's secret police, the Department of State Security has said it will take appropriate actions on controversial threat on the lives of Igbo-speaking Biafrans in Lagos State by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu. This was disclosed by spokesperson of the DSS, Marylyn Ogar, during a press session on National issues alongside Coordinator of the National Information Center, Mike Omeri, at the NIC premises Wednesday.
According to Ogar, “We are taking appropriate action. Yesterday, the service had once again, warned all Nigerians not to fan the embers of discord within the country.
“If the presidential election had come and gone successfully, we wouldn’t want people to begin to wipe up sentiments unnecessarily. So we are handling it.”
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On his part while briefing newsmen on the current security situation in the country as related to the War on Insurgency and the forthcoming governorship and State House of Assembly elections, Mr. Omeri said, “The search for the Chibok girls continues and that is why even with the capture of Bama and the rest, the military has not retreated. Again, until it is concluded, we cannot believe speculative conclusions.
“The assurance that I give you is that everywhere is being combed.”
Speaking on the forthcoming election on Saturday, Omeri said everything was being done to ensure the safety of Nigerians, especially those living in vulnerable areas, as they go to cast their votes.
He further added that, “As efforts are being made to ensure a hitch-free exercise, the NIC wishes to reassure
Nigerians, especially those living in communities that recently experienced some security challenges arising from the activities of Boko Haram resurgence, that our military and security forces are, more than ever, very ready to ensure the protection of lives and property, while securing the country’s territorial integrity.
Meanwhile, the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha yesterday set up a committee of prominent traditional rulers in the state headed by Eze Agunwa Ohiri for a parley the lagos Monarch.
Okorocha has directed that the Eze Ohiri Committee leave for Lagos immediately to meet with the Oba to enable them have one-on-one discussion over the said threat by the traditional ruler, and extract some commitments from him.
The chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum said although the traditional ruler was reported to have denied the report, it should not be enough to accept that refutal without traditional rulers from the South-East meeting with him to discuss the controversy and the way forward, to ensure that the long existing cordial relationship between the Igbos in Lagos and their host community remain harmonious.
“No serious Igbo man or Yoruba man would like trouble to exist between the Igbos and the Oba of their host community, and limiting the attendant actions to comments on the pages of newspaper won’t solve the ripple” he said.
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