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Banana Island residents protest alleged military invasion, waylay Buratai
There was a mild drama on the Banana Island Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Saturday after residents waylaid the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, who had allegedly visited the estate to inaugurate a project.
Buratai, The PUNCH correspondent learnt, had been invited by the Nigerian Army Properties Limited to commission an estate, Apple Island, inside Banana Island, when the residents mobilised against the inauguration.
The Chief of Army Staff, who was taken aback by the blockage, appealed to the protesters, who alleged militarisation of the estate and destruction of their jetty by soldiers.
A resident, Tokunbo Wahab, told The PUNCH correspondent that a battalion of soldiers had created panic last Monday when they stormed the estate.
The PUNCH, June 6, 2018
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