Our Reporter

The founder and CEO of Deo Productions Daniel Edah aka Deo has joined the list of Nigerians living in the diaspora who have condemned the looting and destruction of public properties by hoodlums and thugs claiming to be protesters.

Deo who participated in the #EndSars protests held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA said he was surprised like everyone else to hear the government’s claim that the peaceful protests in several states especially Lagos, turned into a destruction and looting spree after hoodlums and thugs hijacked it.

Daniel says that it was disappointing for hoodlums and thugs to masquerade as protesters while targeting business premises and some highbrow locations around Lagos to break in and vandalize. He called on government to show transparency by getting to the root of it all.

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He stressed that investigations should be carried out to trace and track down the perpetrators of these dastardly acts.

He further lamented that it is disheartening that in Nigeria a lot of the masses go hungry daily and undergraduates find it hard to get jobs. “When things don’t work the way it should, when poverty levels are high in the country, it is totally unacceptable that citizens still have to lose not just lives but properties as well.”

While he condemned the hoodlums, who went to the Oba of Lagos’ palace to destroy things, loot and cart away his staff of authority, he urged our traditional leaders to hold politicians and government accountable for their electoral promises made during campaigns.

He mandated the youth to take more active roles in politics and governance by getting registering for their permanent votes card so they can vote in 2023. He said “casting your vote is the only way to ensure true democracy and that the right people are elected.”