By Abraham Adegoke
Vehicles thoroughly burnt during the Mile crisis.
Lagos lawmakers have called for the relocation of the Mile 12 market on Ikorodu road to a more conducive place.
The call came in the wake of the crisis which rocked the area last Thursday leading to the death of many and destruction of properties.
The Lagos State House of Assembly described the incident as unfortunate and avoidable.
The house also condemned the killings and the inability of soldiers deployed to the market to prevent the crisis.
‘Soldiers have been stationed at the market since 1999, yet they have not been able to solve the problem. There is a police station there, what did the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) do, when the incident occurred?,’ the speaker, Mudashiru Obasa said.
Meanwhile, Lagos Police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni has revealed at a total of 174 suspects have been arrested in connection to the crisis.
‘Mile 12 is relatively calm and the process of healing has commenced in terms of dialogue. 174 suspects were arrested and at the moment investigations and auditing are ongoing,’ he said. …Read More
Source:: The NET
