A nursing mother, Maoteen Yisa; her baby, Atamah Braimah; and a 10-year-old boy, Paulsu Akiyah, who were fleeing from Lagos officials in Ilubirin-Oju Olokun, a riverine community on Lagos Island, Lagos State, reportedly got drowned on Thursday. 

The nursing mother and her kids, were fleeing from officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit had invaded the community, destroying residents’ makeshift structures, as they chased them away from the area.

The boat conveyed the deceased and other members of the community out the area capsized. While seven people reportedly swam to safety, the three were unaccounted for. However Punch reported that their corpses floated on Saturday and were recovered by their family members.

Confirming the attack, the traditional leader of the community, Simenu Peter, said the attack started three weeks earlier when some policemen attacked the residents.

“Three weeks ago, the policemen came around 9am and said we should vacate our community. They said we were hoodlums and we said no. I told them that we were fishermen.

 “Later in the night, the policemen showed up again and beat up two people who were sleeping. One of them is still in a critical condition. Property, including sacks of foodstuffs, of the residents, was taken away.

“Four days ago, the task force officials came and chased residents again. That was around 11pm. While some of them were running away in a boat, they had an accident. There were 10 of them in the boat; seven survived, but three died.”

Dolphin Divisional Police Officer and Area A Commander were informed of the first “unprovoked” attack on the community, according to an official of the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights and Democracy in Africa, Maurice Fangnon. He further disclosed that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, was also alerted to the incident, adding that the police leadership did nothing about it.

https://lailasnews.com/nursing-mother-baby-boy-drown-as-lagos-officials-chase-residents/

Afonjas are chasing their own people, isn't that wonderful.

And somebody will come here and tell me that there's no place like home! Are Nigerian citizens at home in Nigeria?

sad

dingbang:
Afonjas are chasing their own people, isn't that wonderful.

Too early for this sir.

Change to Evil, why should they vacate the only place they call home ?? Was any other place made available for them ?? It sims APC governors in different states have been task to inflict pains on its citizens before the end of this month. We dey look them

Buhari should resign na

fake news

APC has become a terror in the lives of Nigerians

So painful.

Don't we have Activist Lawyers in Nigeria anymore?

ok

Hmmm

Sorry to say o, all these officials are not always well trained. I commensurate with d family of d deceased.

Chasing them away without providing a place for them.... Pls were s the sense in that?

rip

Bobby4090:
fake news

pls give us the original

Sad. At this point it's pertinent to ask if development is made for Man or Man, made for development

All I always say is whatever policy we want to implement should be given a human face. are politicians not campaigning in that area. Didn't Lagos State governor campaigned in that area in 2015? how come they are no longer important. if they are hoodlums, Does chasing them away solve the problem? chasing them away to where? why not identify the hoodlums among them and prosecute them.
I don't know how these politicians reason sef

Groovenaija360:
Buhari should resign na

Very funny. U people and ur obsession with Buhari. Na Buhari chase am?

Too bad. We are cruel and rugged to be acting like civilized people. Good and fine you all wanted them to vacate no problem but why with an aggressive strategy even the timing was as if it's in invasion? for God sake 11pm is in the night why such a timing? I couldn't fault the residents for running away bcus the timing is very very wrong Now just see the effect all in disaster.

dingbang:
Afonjas are chasing their own people, isn't that wonderful.

So, even first bank staff no get sense?

You are a BIG disgrace to first bank. Na people like you dey spoil first bank image.

May their souls rest in peace.

The big question is: why do the environmental task force operatives choose to work in the dead of the night? And why is their target food stuffs of vulnerable people?

Nwodosis:
And somebody will come here and tell me that there's no place like home! Are Nigerian citizens at home in Nigeria?

Check well,those people r not Nigerians

Birdyclear:
Change to Evil, why should they vacate the only place they call home ?? Was any other place made available for them ?? It sims APC governors in different states have been task to inflict pains on its citizens before the end of this month. We dey look them

The place has to be Sand filled and given to tinubu
He loves prime real estate

Gani Adams said it in Osun
All is done for Yoruba interest
I.e tinubu interest

dingbang:
Afonjas are chasing their own people, isn't that wonderful.

It's funny that this dingbat that's always looking for new first bank customers is also a tribalistic lowlife. Happy marketing.

Groovenaija360:
Buhari should resign na