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Kosoko Family Dissociate Self From Lagos Island Unrest

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3 years ago

Jan 23, 2022.

The Kosoko Family of Lagos has dissociated themselves from Lagos Island Unrest

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the palace of the Oloja of Lagos and the entire family of Oba Kosoko of Lagos have said they have nothing to do with the unrest that occurred on Lagos Island on January 19, 2022, and should not be linked to their nefarious activities of street gangs.

The palace and the family, who dissociated themselves from the unrest, said that the fracas titled, “Idumota vs Kosoko”, was perpetrated by street gangs for selfish motives and had nothing to do with the Kosoko palace or the family.

This online media platform recalls 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.

In a joint press statement signed by Prince Abiola Oloja-Kosoko, Oloja of Lagos (Elect) and Alhaja Mutiat Ashabi Alli-Balogun, Head of the King Kosoko Royal Family, the family enjoined the general public to desist from implying in any way that the family was a party to the disturbance.

The statement reads, “It is with great dismay that the King Kosoko Royal family and the Oloja of Lagos Chieftaincy Family wish to be disassociated from the 19th of January 2022 Lagos Island unrest titled, “Idumota Vs Kosoko”, the statement said.

“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 is still investigating.

“We, hereby, wish to disassociate ourselves from the unrest and we shall appreciate that the general public desists from the claim that Kosoko family is in any way part of the unrest”, the family stated”.

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