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The families of victims of the Owode-Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market clash person appealed to the Federal Government to intervene successful the deadly violence.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a convulsive clash successful August betwixt traders and suspected onshore grabbers near 7 dead, portion a constabulary serviceman was critically injured.
NAN besides recalled that the premier suspect, Mr Abiodun Ariori, CEO of Prosperous Ariori Golden Venture Limited, was declared wanted by Lagos constabulary aft preliminary investigations.
At a quality league connected Wednesday successful Lagos, victims’ families and the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) described the incidental arsenic a “barbaric massacre”.
They displayed placards bearing inscriptions specified as: ‘Killers of Owode traders indispensable beryllium brought to book’ and ‘IGP retreat officers from onshore grabbers successful Lagos’.
Speaking for the victims, Mr Dauda Oshokoya, member of deceased trader Seyi Akinboye, said his 38-year-old brother, changeable during the incident, was yet to person justice.
Grieving Oshokoya expressed daze astatine the alleged soundlessness of the authorities authorities aft the incident, blaming the calamity connected “unchecked activities of onshore grabbers” successful Lagos.
He said: “My precocious member was seeking a regular livelihood erstwhile killed. He near down 3 children and a wife, yet nary justness has been served.
“I visited the CP’s bureau the adjacent day, but helium was absent. At Panti CID, we waited 3 hours with nary response. Justice indispensable prevail.”
Also speaking, Mrs Modupe Adeoye, parent of slain trader Hakeem Adeoye, lamented that the authorities authorities appeared uninterested successful addressing the deadly attacks that killed her son.
Still mourning, Adeoye said she was traumatised by the execution of her 40-year-old lad astatine work, urging the National Assembly to guarantee justness for each affected families.
She added that her lad was survived by a woman and a seven-month-old baby, and called connected the Federal Government to intervene swiftly, insisting “justice indispensable prevail”.
Earlier, CHSR President Mr Alex Omotehinse urged the National Assembly to see the affectional trauma of victims’ families aft the Aug. 27 killings and guarantee justice.
He stressed that the incident, which claimed 7 lives, occurred a time aft implicit 1,000 shops were demolished contempt the lawsuit inactive pending earlier the Lagos High Court.
Omotehinse listed the deceased traders as: Messrs Seyi Akinboye, Adeoye Taiwo, Dare Mufutau, Hakeem Adeoye, Abraham Idowu and Wale Adebayo, each breadwinners successful their families.
He said the radical had mislaid assurance successful the government’s handling of the matter, hence their nonstop entreaty for urgent Federal Government involution and accountability.
“We person mislaid religion successful Lagos prosecution due to the fact that the onshore grabber perpetually boasts of the attorney-general’s backing. This raises suspicions of compromise and governmental protection.
“Having mislaid religion successful the state’s adjudication, we present impulse the Federal Government to intervene instantly due to the fact that foul play appears apt successful this tragic case,” Omotehinse said
He demanded capable compensation and aesculapian enactment for families of slain traders, alongside information deployment to the marketplace to support traders and forestall further bloodshed.
Omotehinse recalled that traders had staged peaceful protests, submitted letters and petitions to the authorities authorities and Lagos Assembly, but nary enactment was taken earlier the tragedy.
The station Families of Owode-Onirin victims entreaty for national intervention appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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