Residents of Aminatu Ilo Street, Ejigbo, Lagos, where oil spillage occurred last weekend, have abandoned their apartments for fear of being molested by security agents.
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When Vanguard visited the street, yesterday, it was deserted as only a few people were seen.
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The gates of the buildings on numbers 17 and 30 on the street where the spillage was recorded were still locked.
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Ayo Oke, who claimed to be one of the residents, said many of them had gone into hiding for fear of being arrested.
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According to him, "The arrest of the landlord of the house where the spillage was noticed has instilled fear on the people. This is because the man noticed the spillage and reported to the Police. He was arrested along with some members of his household.
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Who knows the next person to be arrested? That is why many of us are in hiding. The government should resolve the issue quickly."
This whole oil spill of a thing is something that must just stop once and for all cos it makes no sense at all. Steps have to be taken to rectify this!
Abandoning of homes is something that is very rampant in a country like Nigeria. It really exists amongst the youths of this country