The Lagos State Government has ordered an investigation into Sunday’s attack on a bus carrying journalists on the Lagos Island area in the state.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Monday.
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Reports had it that the journalists were attacked between Ebute-Ero and Adeniji, Iga-Iduganran, during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu’s visit to the palace of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu on Sunday.
At least, two people were reportedly injured while the vehicle conveying the journalists was vandalised.
The statement read in part, “Sanwo-Olu has directed also that those involved must be fished out and made to face the law. Besides, the government will pick up the hospital bills of those injured in the incident.
“Lagos State Government condemns the incident. We hold the media in high esteem and the government has always ensured that they have a conducive environment to perform their duties.
“Nobody or group will be allowed to destroy our cordial relationship with the media. Lagos has no room for hooligans.”
Earlier, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, condemned the attack by some hoodlums and criminal elements in the state on Sunday.
Chairman of the Lagos chapter of NUJ, Adeleye Ajayi, expressed displeasure at the attack, describing it as “dastard, barbaric, wicked and the height of lawlessness”.
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