A soldier has slammed the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for ordering the arrest of his colleague alongside three different motorcyclists for driving in opposition to site visitors on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
The yet-to-be-identified soldier, who gave the impression to be defending his colleague in a viral video on Thursday, faulted Sanwo-Olu for calling a soldier ‘ineffective’ within the presence of ‘bastard civilians’.
The PUNCH On-line studies that Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, ordered the arrest of a soldier and three different motorcyclists for driving in opposition to site visitors on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
In a viral video, Sanwo-Olu was seen ordering his males to place one of many motorcyclists who claimed to be a soldier into the automobile, stating that he was going to lock him up.
Reacting to the arrest, the soldier who believed that his colleague had achieved nothing to have deserved an arrest, mentioned the state governor had no proper to arrest a soldier, particularly in entrance of his barracks.
He claimed that troopers usually are not underneath the management of any state governor however their senior officers.
He mentioned, “Did I simply hear your governor calling a soldier, lance corporal ineffective? a lance corporal…This man broke his arm, they fired on the man. There’s iron in his arms.
“You’re calling a soldier ineffective in entrance of these idiots, these bastard civilians. DSS was pushing a soldier. In any state of affairs the place you end up as a soldier, the Military solely offers you 5 seconds to compose your self, so after that, you will need to know easy methods to reply to any assault or something that comes your manner.
“As a result of he’s a governor, I do know he (arrested soldier) was shocked that the governor was arresting him. I do know I’m not good and I’m not saying I’m however in any state of affairs I discover myself, particularly beside your barracks, no person can arrest you. I repeat, no person can arrest you as a result of you need to stand your grand and no person will slap you there.
“No DSS or police can slap you since you refuse to go. Why will you arrest me when there are IP and army police?
“Okay, will or not it’s as a result of I took a technique beside my barracks? What if I simply took the bike out to purchase one thing? Do I’ve to take the lengthy route as a result of I need to purchase one thing? Who does that? Wherein Amy?”
He added that the governor’s motion was as a result of Lagos was peaceable, saying that might by no means have occurred within the North East the place he’s based mostly.
He mentioned, “So, now, your governor has the center to arrest and even name a soldier ineffective. To be honest, Lagos has been experiencing an excessive amount of peace. Let’s inform the reality, Lagos has been experiencing an excessive amount of peace. Allow us to assume this occurred within the North East the place I’m, is it right here the governor’s convoy that’s taking a technique will arrest a soldier for taking a technique?
“The governor constituted a nuisance. You’re there pursuing civilians, what in the event that they get entangled in an accident alongside the road? The governor was there appearing like a tout, a governor! When you’re alleged to respect your self. If the soldier mentioned he’s not going anyplace, no person has the facility to slap him. If the governor tries it, he is aware of he’s already a bygone. The governor dare not slap a soldier.
“If I’m directed by the MP, any of my senior, or every other officer to go to the guard room, I’ll go. However of the governor says so, I’ll by no means go. He doesn’t have the facility. Who does he need to lock up?”
PUNCH Metro had earlier reported that the Senior Particular Assistant on Media to the Governor, Wale Ajetunmobi, revealed in movies shared on his X deal with on Tuesday that lawless okada riders plying a technique alongside the Lagos-Badagry Expressway left their bikes and passengers upon sighting the convoy of Sanwo-Olu.