miteolu:

[size=16pt]Nigeria is too big for Fashola to handle.[/size]

fuke:

Nonsense.

Soldiers should be respected but first they should respect the law.

What kind of up-sided logic is this? Colonel=governor?

there are generals who never became governor.

However, I want to say that the army should not take this further.

The profuse apology by the colonel is enough atonement for the offense.

Those talking about dismissal are talking gibberish.

You want the colonel to lose his commission for a mere traffic offense.

You all are not serious.

A sergeant should not lose a pip for a traffic offense.

oiseworld:

for the fact that he is on uniform then, he's on duty.

i have said it before and i will say it again, the brt lane should be renamed the emergency lane. For all military men,police,ambulance,governors. And people on special duty.
That was hypocrisy on the part of fashola, when those roads were built, the brt was not considered. Take a look at the ojota/yaba road, it was initially a three lane road and still had serious traffic.i mean Heavy traffic. Now that the brt has come in, most time that lane is left empty with long queues of cars in traffic struggling to share the the remaining two lanes.
looking at the blockage of the third mainland bridge, i would have expected the govnor, to open the brt lane for more road users, but NO, his stubbonness and hypocrisy won't let him.

Lastly, it is the biggest insult on the part of the governor to come and threaten a colonel in the Nigerian Army, On his Nigerian Army Uniform, in an official Nigerian Army Vehicle, in Nigeria for a soo called offence he foolishly put there. Its disrespect like this that call for military take overs. That colonel would have been the governor of Lagos State in a military setting.

I think this issue should be looked into.

If the colonel was right, why was he apologising?! Why was he saying, " I'm sorry. I am sorry sir!" Some of you guys need to be shot!

miteolu:

Nigeria is too big for Fashola to handle.

jason123:

If the colonel was right, why was he apologising?! Why was he saying, " I'm sorry. I am sorry sir!" Some of you guys need to be shot!

oiseworld:

a senseless law is a senseless law. You can interprete it the way you like. For the sake of reducing excuses for our weak and already lazy officials, like the police and army, you need to remove every possible excuse they might give in cases of neglect/laxity in duty.

Have u ever called the police for something and they tell you it was due to lack of fuel or traffic thats why they couldn't make it untill after the ........ As been committed.

miteolu:

[size=16pt]Nigeria is too big for Fashola to handle.[/size]

naptu2: Equality before the law is one of the core principles of democracy/rule of law. Unfortunately, we've just emerged from a long period of military rule and it seems some people still have a hang over.

Soldiers and other public officers could be given a leeway when they are on essential duty, particularly when there is an emergency. So, the question is, what emergency could that soldier have been rushing to attend to? Is there a war in Lagos? Would he have apologised profusely if he was rushing to an emergency and acting in the interest of the state?

On V/I I have seen ambulances being waved through, despite the fact that the traffic light was red. This is because they were rushing to save a life. So I ask again, what emergency was the soldier rushing to? Was it in the public interest?

Please read "History of Civil-Military Relations in Nigeria" by Dr Nowa Omoigui.

oiseworld:

what other emergency or situation do you want to accord a military officer? Someone who has sighned the death warrant to give his life for his country, and your looking for an emergency. Kai !!
You think on a nomal day i can't protect my self and my family that i would require the service of a policeman on a day to day bases and a military man in war time.

The FACT THAT HE'S A MILITARY MAN ON UNIFORM IS AN EMERGENCY ON ITS OWN.
What other emergency does he require. Maybe if fashola was the president he might start thinking straight, then he would understand what the military is. So i don't blame him, he's thinking like the governor that he is.

femionasan:

Please tell me what is senseless about the law? A lane dedicated to transporting Lagosians to and from different destinations, in a city populated with approximately 18million people? What percentage of these 18million people own cars? Dude think things through properly. Now your argument about allowing emergency services preference on that lane makes a whole lot of sense but i will also like you to show me a link to the law guiding the usage of the lane and show us where the omission for emergency services exists.

femionasan:

Bulls*&t, so cos he is a soldier we he should be allowed to break the law? He is wearing a uniform means its an emergency? What planet are you from guy? The army is meant to protect the sovereignty of a nation from external forces which means protect our land, air and sea borders from foreign aggression. Whatever they do within their barracks is their issue as long as they leave that place they are bound by the laws of the land. Now tell me how this man who i know is an accountant and is not a war veteran nor been to a war on an emergency?

naptu2: Around the world cities are embracing better mass transit options (BRT, Train services, etc) because they are more environmentally friendly, reduce time wasted in traffic jams (+ productivity), etc. Indeed, in some cities, you would be fined for driving your car into the city centre.

oiseworld:

this Brt lane issue will happen again,again and again, and will continue to happen as long as that lane remains free most of the time.

Some security organizatioms should be allowed to use it, atleast it will reduce congestion for other road users and moreover, the Brt's still struggle the two lanes left with lagosians most of the time.

Again and again, i didn't say an offence was not committed. I said it should be looked into.

naptu2: Oops! I forgot one.

A soldier has the right to shoot you and get away with it, because he's a soldier. He has "signed the death warrant to give his life for his country".


I'm not making this up. I've seen these things happen in this country.

ijemomo: I don't support d call for d officers dismissal. Dt would b too harsh. I believe d military v a way of handling such misdemeanour!

Jettage: Dismissal will be right for these offenders. They become too big in their Uniform assault civilians and intimidate them, they have never fought a war since being engaged as Military. the only war they love is beating helpless citizen who most time leave thing to God.

http://akinbami..com/2012/07/nigerian-solder-typical-case-of-abuse.html