Lagos monarchs praise Ambode over rescue of schoolgirls

The Lagos State Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs on Thursday commended the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, and all the security agencies in the state for the prompt and successful rescue of the students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu who were kidnapped by gunmen at their school on 29 February.

The traditional rulers, who paid a courtesy visit to the Governor at the Lagos House in Ikeja, said the swift response and collaboration between the state government and security agencies which culminated in the rescue of the three affected girls and arrest of the hoodlums, was highly commendable and that same was an eloquent confirmation that security and welfare of the people is paramount to the current administration in the state.

At the end of the visit, Oba of Lagos, HRM Rilwan Akiolu said the kidnap of the girls had again brought to the fore the need to remind Lagosians to be security conscious and be alert at any given point in time.

He said: “We are here to appreciate what God has done in the rescue of the abducted schoolgirls and to thank the Governor, the security forces, particularly the Commissioner of Police, the State Director of DSS, the Commander of 9th Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army and all other security forces who worked tirelessly to rescue the three children.

Gov. Ambode comments about the Monarch's appraisal in his tweet..

I thank our monarchs for finding time to appreciate what this administration has been doing in terms of security. pic.twitter.com/jkfEa50CNq

— Akinwunmi Ambode (@AkinwunmiAmbode) March 10, 2016