Members of the House of Representatives from Lagos State have described the invasion of the palace of Oba of Lagos on Wednesday, as a sacrilege.
Addressing journalists in Abuja under the aegis of House of Representatives Lagos Caucus on Thursday, they also said, “We view this as an attack on our heritage,” while condemning the same in strong terms.
Leader of the Caucus, Hon. Dalapo Badru, who spoke for the group however said the protesting youths should leave the streets, since it was obvious that the exercise had been hijacked by hoodlums.
“We therefore appeal to the youth to stop all protest because their actions have been hijacked by others with premedicated agenda using social media to misrepresent and spread fake news to incite violence, looting, vandalism of public and private assets,” he said.
On the efforts so far initiated by leadership of the House of Representatives, the group said they were in tune.
“We align ourselves with the position of the House, well enumerated by the Speaker, one of which is that all victims must be compensated and the judicial panel already set up has commenced work.
“We appreciate and thank the Governor of Lagos State, for his tireless, humane and responsive leadership at this critical time in our country as he has constantly played,” the group said as it expressed commiseration with families of victims.
