BEVERLY HILLS, JULY 29, (THEWILL) – Some leaders of the Ijaw community in Lagos State on Thursday expressed their preparedness to put a stop to criminal activities in Lagos and Ogun communities linked to militants from the Niger Delta region.
A former president of the Izon Community, Lagos State, Regent Youmor, who is the vice-chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee in the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, spoke for the Ijaws in the state, stressing in a statement that the Ijaw leaders were set to douse the tension.
According to him, “We are worried about the spate of criminal activities and the colouration given to it in the reports. The Izon community in Lagos is not taking the reports and the feedback we get lightly.
“We are ready to collaborate with our Yoruba brothers and leaders, as well as security agencies, to ensure that criminals masquerading as militants are fished out and dealt with according to the laws of the land.
“We frown at it when a particular ethnic group appears targeted for negative and biased reports. We are a peaceful and peace-loving people, who abhor all forms of criminality, whether in Lagos or anywhere else.”
Youmor also disclosed that a friendly football match would be played between the Ijaw and their Yoruba hosts on Saturday, August 6, in the state.
“Football, like any other sport, is a unifying force. We want to use the friendly game to foster better relationship with the Yoruba, who have been very accommodating and hospitable. Our leaders in Lagos are in support of this initiative,” he said.
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