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Photo News: Hoodlums steal Obafemi Awolowo’s glasses from statue as looting continues in Lagos

Picture 1: Before the glasses was stolen
Picture 2 and 3: After the glasses was stolen.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ9OuWSSajw

LOOTING OUR HEROES PAST: Awolowo’s iconic glasses ‘stolen’ from statue

Seven days after Lagos government declared a curfew to curb the looting and destruction across the state, the glasses on Obafemi Awolowo’s statue in Ikeja are still missing.

Hoodlums had hijacked the #EndSARS protest in the state, unleashing violence on residents and destroying public and private properties.

Vehicles, automated teller machines, traffic lights were vandalised, and not even Awolowo’s statue was spared during the looting, as his pair of glasses are yet to be found.

Awolowo, the premier of the western region from 1954 to 1960, is known for his unique round-shaped glasses.

Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of Lagos, in September 2017, unveiled the 20-feet statue located on Obafemi Awolowo Way close to the Lagos Television (LTV) junction in Ikeja.

Ambode had said the monument was erected to celebrate the legendary achievements and contributions of Awolowo to the development of the country.

Below are photos of the statue with and without the glasses.

https://www.thecable.ng/looting-our-heroes-past-awolowos-glasses-stolen-from-statue-in-lagos

Lol... Firstus to commentus...

Much more coming

LMAO
No chills for this country

Arrrrrrrh

Useless youth without focus. It really baffles me the way some Nigerians have hijack this protest for their own selfish and wicked desire.

Unimaginable !!!

Taking the eye glass what can you use it to do? The other day a guy in zamfara took its post sign. can anybody tell what he will use that to do?

Very insane people everywhere!!

Modify,

Sorry, Taraba people .

This is insane!

ObaKlaz:
Why loot one of our heroes past nau?!

Apparently, Awo's labour was in vain.

This is stupidity on the part of the Hoodlums which shouldn’t happen in human society.

How did they expect Baba to read without his glasses now?

Zik status burn in onishta while balewa too in northern

Truly Nigeria Youth are angry
But we miss it on d way
Hoodlums made us miss it

They burnt zik statue in onitsha

I'm dead. Naija matter just tire me. Who sculpted that without ensuring the glasses bond to the overall statue? Nawa o.

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause
Guide our leaders right
Help our youth and truth to know
In love and honesty to grow
And living just and true
Great lofty heights attain
To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.

Ok....

Wonder shall never cease.

Reverse is the case

What am I saw .

These guys no da respect elders again.

This madness has to stop.

This is sheer wickedness and foolishness

What is the economic and political benefit of stealing or vandalizing the statue

Sparogatively, somebody said the statue now looks like our very own Femi Fani-Kayode, popularly known as FFK.

Well, hoodlums and Looters I hail thee!
Una wan look una future through the eyes of the dead abi¿

Once again, I hail thee!

Nigeria my country, when you thought you have seen it all.

it's alright......A hungry and angry youth/citizen cares less about who's a hero or an elder statesman.....Apologies to Awolowo

LWKMD .. Nigerians too get wahala..

A true nigerian will always finish his rice before touching the meat on it, mind you, he will strip the meat of every grain on it. This is not poverty, it is heritage.
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#fearGOD

They don't want Awolowo to see what is happening in Nigeria

It may have fallen off during the protest.

That can not be a deliberate act.

Is it that he didn't see well into the future??

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Too bad

Kukuma steal the entire statue

It’s a lot of money awon ole

Guys calm down naw

Y’all are ruining all da hardwork mehn

These people are gonna see what to hold y’all with

The whole saga of the past 2 weeks made me start having a fear for the uneducated and backward-thinking fellow youths around me. These people are monsters waiting for their cages to let loose. Going to church won't save them.

Small case to solve...Somebody should call fashola right away...