The Lagos State House of Assembly Ad Hoc Committee has visited residents whose buildings suffered demolition by the State Task Force in the Mosafejo Oworonshoki Community of the state.
The committee, led by its Chairman, Mr Nureni Akinsanya (Mushin I Constituency), conducted an on-the-spot assessment of the demolished buildings on Tuesday.
Accompanying Akinsanya were committee members Mr Lukmon Olumoh, Mr Sanni Okanlawon, Mr Kehinde Joseph, and Mr Obafemi Saheed.
Speaker Mudashiru Obasa inaugurated an eight-man committee during the plenary last Thursday to investigate the demolition of buildings in the Kosofe area by the state’s Task Force.
Akinsanya mentioned that the committee was visiting the affected areas with a plea to the victims to maintain peace as the assembly was investigating the issue.
He explained, “We are at the scene at the behest of the speaker, who shares his pain and had asked the agency to stop the demolition with immediate effect.
“We are also at the scene to see the extent of the demolition and to know the number of victims that are involved in the exercise.”
He added that the committee would invite officials of the Community Development Committee (CDC) and the Community Development Area (CDA) in the area.
Akinsanya urged the affected victims to provide the committee with any necessary information to aid the investigation.
In response, the affected community confirmed that the agency stopped the demolition exercise after the order from the House of Assembly.
A resident of the community, Mr Olarenwaju Olusegun, who spoke on behalf of the affected residents, thanked Obasa and members for their swift response to the community’s plight.
He told the committee that the community would appreciate it if provisions could be made for the children whose schools were also demolished.
He assured the committee that the community would continue to abide by the law and remain peaceful.
