Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has revealed that 2,123 policemen provided security for President Goodluck Jonathan while armed robbers raided a bank in Lekki, Lagos last week.

Fashola, who spoke at the Agricultural Food Value Chain held in Agege area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday said when the president came to Lagos last Thursday, while citizens were being robbed, the president was protected by 2, 123 security personnel.

“Let me be very clear, the president is entitled to every protection, he’s our president, but the question to ask is that; when you were being traumatised yesterday, where were these 2,123 men? Because you are also entitled to be protected. The reason why the president gets all that protection is so that he can protect all of us,” he said.

The governor also decried Monday’s protest march for Jonathan in Lagos by members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC and other pro-Jonathan groups in which the protesters terrorised Lagosians while brandishing dangerous weapons.

“Yesterday, they also showed the difference between us when the supporters of the PDP and President Jonathan came out. You know on 7th of March this year, just about a week ago, the APC held a solidarity rally in Lagos. Did anybody attack you on that day? So, yesterday, they held their own, but what I heard, because I received telephone calls and text messages from residents who explained to me, I received emails.

“I am sorry for the pain and trauma they put you through because residents continuously complained yesterday that they were traumatised by those people who supposedly were carrying out a rally in support of the president and in support of their gubernatorial candidate, just kidding.

“So instead of canvassing for your votes and showing you why their service record is better, they were showing you knives, cutlass and dangerous weapons. Some residents phoned to say that they were banging on their cars. Let me remind all of us, that the work of a party and a government is to protect citizens and not to terrorize them,” he stated.

Fashola said for those who still said that they did not know what the issues in these elections were, Monday’s event brought one issue sharply in focus, which he said was the issue of security.

He stated that the peace and safety that “all of you have enjoyed for eight years is now at risk. You have seen the kind of people who support the other party on Monday, you have seen the kind of people who support their presidential and gubernatorial candidate, those are the people that you will see around them. Monday’s experience, may God forbid it, would be what you would experience till 2019.

“Unless you come out massively on March 28 and on April 11, that is the only way that God would forbid that kind of thing from continuing in Lagos. It is your vote that would change it. A vote for General Buhari would put to end this kind of abuse of state power. A vote for Ambode will continue the security that we have built and protected you for the past eight years.

http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/03/17/lekki-robbery-2123-policemen-were-securing-jonathan-fashola/

He try after them kill poor people finich.


security good for only rich people


He for just complete am 2500

Even though he's using it as a campaign opportunity, I believe the Lekki waterway is too open and the robbers that came to steal were professional robbers cause everything was well calculated. We need marine police aswell and we need to develop our technological detection of criminals.
A Policeman that was present started changing to mufti because it wouldnt have been advisable to face them heads on.
Its true the president deserve to be protected. The citizens of the federal republic of Nigeria also deserve the same.

He owns them,,,, FG pays them....let dem continue jare..... Mbu! Mbu!Mbu! .... OPC has nothing to do with d generality of Yorubas..... they are orthodox People's Confraternity

all the plan is set......
gate of hell would be open
only if Gej wins there will be peace in Nigeria
no Gej no Nigeria

#fasholajoker... A very big joker he is.

He for just complete am 2500...

Fashola speak the truth and let the enemy be ashamed. We are not supporting GMB because you APC guys are saints but because we are tired of GEJ's government. We aren't babies I was at stock exchange building and there weren't more than 50 soldiers there. Stop this immature talk abeg

Fashola is not one to speak without having the facts to back it up.

The total policemen is barely 5,000, and a man takes up 40% of it.

That is average of over 110 policemen withdrawn from each of the 20 Local Governments In Lagos

Over 2,000 policemen on a man is a terrible lapse.

GEJ needs to review the name Goodluck, for 7 consecutive years no succesful bank robbery in Lagos state , until a day he decides to visit Lagos state

The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday said there has been no successful case of armed robbery on any bank in his state in the last six years.
He said since 2008, all robbery attempts on banks in the state were frustrated by the better equipped Lagos police .
Speaking at the debut of “Both Sides” a political discourse organized by The Kukah Centre, Mr. Fashola attributed the feat to his administration’s commitment to the kitting and arming of the police for security enhancement. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/167997-no-successful-bank-robbery-in-lagos-since-2008-gov-fashola.html

He is the nigeria number1 citizen and number1 corrupt citizen........

I believe something must drop from above to those policemen that secured him then.

Since anyone that is associated with jonathan or receive a visit from jonathan get load of dollars

IN BUHARI WE TRUST!

After all this years of being a PDP supporter, I wish to finally declare that I will be supporting APC only in LAGOS state and OGUN state, meanwhile GEJ till 2019.




Abeg make my friend papa win for Ogun state o under Apc make things better o.

Yes

Can somebody tell this man too much weed is not gud

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nekaa:
He for just complete am 2500...

No mind the joker

hahahahahahaha

Honestly i dont know what to say!!! This is a matter of National security with a national man and a state man!
In a nation that just the ordinary nationels suffer!

All they do is to pass blames on each other!!!!

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Fashola is a joker as usual

fajesito:
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F FOR FAILURE Buhari

What has fashola been smoking lately

GEJ should be held responsible for the robbery.

Another mumu talk from an educated man

He should come out and opening accuse the president of been responsible for the sad occurrence. Mwtcheeee
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APC are always praying for death and bloodshed to score cheap political points. The case is armed robbery for crying out loud, the robbers would have device another means to carryout their deeds with our without the visit of the president.
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How did he come by the number of policemen drafted? APC are always making unsubstantiated claims. I watched on tv today where Amaechi said that at least one APC member is killed everyday in Rivers state with over 400 in police custody.
Do all APC members take crash courses on "Professional lying skills " and Propaganda??
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falconey:
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G for Goodluck.

Fashola the joker

No room for thuggery system of government in Lagos, what happened on Monday is a dent & set back for Agbaje's ambition
APC all the way.

Noticed, a vote for GEJ will permanently put an end to this kind of stupid claims.

GEJ till Fashola wakes up from his slumber.