Fashola Fires Back: “We Did Not Deport Igbos From Lagos, We Rehabilitated And Resettled Them”

Lagos State Government, yesterday, debunked allegation that it deported 67 indigenes of Anambra State, saying what happened was that the state government did rehabilitation and resettlement of citizens from other states. It equally assured residents of adequate security of life and property in the wake of the recent arrest of some Boko Haram suspects in the state. Briefing newsmen after the weekly security meeting chaired by Governor Babatunde Fashola, state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Manko, said the state government only resettled the 67 Anambra indigenes. “What happened was that the state government did rehabilitation and resettlement of the citizens from other states. These were those who came into the state and turned into destitute. “After the state government realised this, it embarked on a reform mission. After that, they indicated that they would be happy to go back to their home-towns and be resettled. That was what happened. There wasn’t any deportation as claimed,” Manko said.