Enemies Within Behind Kidnapping Issues In Lagos, Says Ambode
As security agencies intensify efforts to rescue six students of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla-Epe, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Friday appealed to the residents to give his administration more time to gather enough intelligence to deal with the menace, saying the kidnapping issues are perpetrated by ‘enemies within’.
The governor stated this when he received members of the Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs led by the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu on courtesy visit.
Ambode commended the monarchs for supporting his efforts to ensure safety of lives and property in the state.
He said, “Like I said somewhere yesterday, I don’t like running government on the pages of newspapers because sometimes when we do it, it will jeopardize what we are doing on security which is why we have been very tactical about doing media trial in things like this.
“But just to let our monarchs know what we are doing, I feel very bad each time I hear about this but again life and safety first thereafter we will deal with other things. But to let you know truly that sometimes, some of these kidnapping issues are actually from enemies within but I just pray that when the children come back, we will be able to talk about those things and so I just ask people to give us some time as we gather intelligence.”
