Ifako-Ijaye residents laud deployment of soldiers in Lagos

The adage, one man's food is another man's poison is really playing out in Lagos, as some residents of the city have been commending the Federal Government for redeploying of solders in the state.It will be recalled that an attempt to curb the protest over fuel subsidy removal necessitated the deployment of miltary personnel in the state to maintain law and order. Some members of the public, especially the elite, have been condemning the step as unconstitutional and that it was wrong for the Federal Government to deploy soldiers in the streets of Lagos.However, some residents of U-Turn, Abule-Egba in Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of the state are praising the Federal Government for the action, stating that the step has helped to reduce cases of hoodlums' attacks on residents at bus stops in the area.Some of the residents who spoke with Community News maintained that the presence of the military personnel was a major boom to the security of the area, as incidents of armed robbers attacking people in the area have reduced drastically.'We are happy with the presence of the military men. They are peaceful. Their presence is a major security boost in this area. Before now, it was very dangerous to move in U-turn area of Abule-Egba because of the menace of area boys, miscreants, hoodlums and armed robbers. The area is a dark spot, but since these military men stationed their patrol van in the area, we have been having peace. It is a welcome development,' Alhaji Bayo Adisa, a landlord in Agbe Road, Abule-Egba told Community News.Alhaji Adisa expressed surprise at the noise generated by the presence of the military personnel. 'I'm really surprised at the noise being made by the people about the presence of the military men. Our people can play politics with anything. The soldiers are just there without molesting anybody. You don't have any problem with them, so far you are doing your legal job. Their presence in our area has brought respite. We have been experiencing serious security challenges in this area before now, but it has really gone down,' he said.Alhaji Adisa appealed to the government especially, the leadership of Ifako Ijaiye Local Government to provide street lights to curb the menace of men of the underworld. 'What we have noticed is that men of the underworld often hide under the cover of darkness to forment trouble and we believe that the presence of street lights will put a stop to the danger posed by these evil men,' he said.
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