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A non-profitable association, Club Seventies Epe (CSE), has implored the Lagos State Government, Nigerian Police Force, monarchs and the Nigerian Union of Teachers to investigate the killing of student and a teacher in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos.
The President, Ibrahim Sanuth,who conveyed this in a statement condemned the act said that it has become necessary for government to urgently put a measures in place to curb the menace in the community.
Razak Bakare, a student of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED), Epe was shot dead on campus last Wednesday, while Ahmed Saheed, a teacher in Army Children High School Epe also in Epe area, was killed on Friday.
He described the incident as an act of wickedness and barbaric, saying the perpetrators must not go unpunished .
He added:“I totally condemn such act and I know the management of the institution will take adequate measure to prevent a repeat of such incident”.
The president urged students to face their studies, be ambassadors of peace and agents of development and not agents of killing and destruction.
He advised authorities to work closely with traditional rulers and other relevant stakeholders in the fight against cultism, hooliganism, hoodlums and other social vices in the area.
He also counseled the school authority to continue to engage the state, local government and security agencies towards finding a lasting solution to the frequent killings and other criminal activities especially in schools in the region.
He expressed concern that the heinous act would have great implications for the future of education in Epe region and the nation at large.
Commiserating with the families of the murdered teacher, Sanuth called for the immediate and urgent surveillance patrol team within Epe community and bring all perpetrators to book.
He advised the state government to rebuild all collapsed fence in the institution within Epe area which serves as escape route for criminals.
He urged traditional institution to support the community and all efforts by security agencies to fish out the killers.
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