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| Babatunde Fashola |
(NIGERIA) The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on
Monday inaugurated a three-man panel of inquiry to probe the July 4 burning of
some Bus Rapid Transit buses in the state following the death of a soldier.
Inaugurating the probe panel, Fashola described the incident
as regrettable, especially as it resulted in loss of life and destruction of
property.
The panel which is chaired by retired Justice Ebenezer
Adebajo has as members, Mr Nurudeen Ogbara, a lawyer, and Mr Jude Igbanoi, the
Deputy Law Editor of Thisday Newspapers.
They are to investigate the cause(s) of the incident and how
the victim died as well as ascertain the actual perpetrators. The panel is to
submit its findings within 60 days.
One of the BRT buses had reportedly knocked down a soldier
on motorcycle at Palmgrove on Ikorodu road. Authorities of the Nigerian Army,
however, said hoodlums, not soldiers, were responsible for the violence.
Fashola advised the panel to do its work without hindrance,
especially as there were reports that the mayhem was actually caused by
soldiers.
The governor, who described the military as a profession of
disciplined and noble men, noted that there might be some bad eggs who were
giving the army a bad name.
He said, “Societies and institution will fail if men and
women fail to do nothing. Like the Nigerian Airways which was the symbol of our
pride in 1973, the Nigerian Army is also a symbol of pride to this nation.
“The job of the panel is to find out what happened, how the
soldier died, what killed him and what could be done to avoid such accident in
future.
“This and many others are the questions that I hope this
tribunal will help to unravel and explain to Nigerians.” (NAN)
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