Reputable royal families in Lagos Island, Oloja and Kosoko has denounced involvement in the recent unrest that erupted within their territories earlier this week.
Despite the Lagos State government efforts at quashing the violent clash between Idumota and Kosoko boys, which has claimed more two casualties, it doesn’t seem to be abating. This has been a serious cause of concerns for many, especially the royal families whose names seemed to have mentioned to be involved.
In a joint statement made available to Freelanews and signed by the two kings, Oba-elect of the Oloja of Lagos, Prince Abiola Olojo-Kosoko
Oloja of Lagos, and the Kosoko’s head of family, Alh Mutiat Ashabi Alli-Balogun, the unrest was orchestrated by street gangs for selfish reasons.
“It is with great dismay that the King Kosoko Royal family and the Oloja of Lagos Chieftaincy Family wishes to be detached from the 19th of January 2022 Lagos Island unrest titled “Idumota Vs Kosoko”.
“It is of importance to state here that the King Kosoko Royal Family is not an organisation but a reputable Royal / Chieftaincy family in Lagos State and three other west Africa countries. And as such does not have anything to do with the 19th of January 2022 Lagos Island unrest orchestrated by some street gangs for selfish reasons,which we believe the Nigerian Police force are still investigating.
“We hereby wish to disassociate ourselves from the unrest and we shall appreciate that the general public desist from the claim that Kosoko is in anyway part of the unrest,” the statement read.
It was learnt that two factional hoodlums popularly known as area boys clashed in the area around 12pm on Thursday, forcing several traders at the bustling commercial centre to abruptly shut down their shops.
Videos of the clash went viral on Friday, with one of the clips showing a bloodied youth being carried away in a wheelbarrow, while another trending video that went viral on Saturday showed another youth being gunned down.
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