Quarterly Town Hall Meeting: Full Speech By Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode

Address Presented By His Excellency, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State, on the Occasion of the Quarterly Town Hall Meeting (3rd In The Series) Held on Thursday April 14th, 2016 at Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu, Lagos

In over a month from now, this administration will be one year in office and I am happy to report that in the last 10 and half months, this government has embarked upon several high impact projects; some completed while many are still ongoing. All of these are the outcome of our strategic and methodical plan to deliver a Lagos that is safe, clean and prosperous.

In the last two Quarterly Town Hall meetings, the 1st in West and the 2nd in Central, we have reported the achievements of the government under the various sectors. Today, we will only highlight some key achievements and listen more to you. We want to hear from you so that we can serve you better.

LAST QUARTER REPORT (ACTIVITIES BETWEEN JAN – MAR 2016)

Before I hand the proceedings over to you, let me brief you of some key highlights in the last quarter.

MILITARY STATEMENT: Troops Clear More Terrorists Hideout

In continuation with the clearance of the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 153 Task Force Brigade, 5 Brigade on Monday had an encounter with terrorists at Musari village on Monday.

During the clearance operations, a soldier paid the supreme price, while the troops killed 58 terrorist and recovered 2 hand grenades, 52 motorcycles, several bags of foodstuffs such as beans, onions, sweet potatoes and guinea corn, as well as cartons of fish.

Thank you for your usual and kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director, Army Public Relations

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OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE: TROOPS AMBUSH, KILL FLEEING TERRORISTS - MILITARY

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The Nigerian troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole fighting Boko Haram terrorists in the North East has confirmed an ambushed  against the fleeing terrorists who are crossing to the dreaded Sambisa Forest. 

In a statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations,Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman said troops who laid the ambush at the Boko Haram crossing point into Sambisa Forest at Iza engaged the terrorists who succumbed to the superior firepower of troops and fled.

According to him, at the end of the encounter two of the terrorists were killed, some abandoned their supplies and fled, one general purpose machine gun and one AK47 rifle were captured. Other items abandoned by the terrorists were three bicycles, provisions including maggi, potash, peanut and onions

His statement: