Fashola discovers hidden camera at Lekki Toll Gate, Nigerians react

The Minister for Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Sunday, discovered a hidden camera at the Lekki Toll Gate, Admiralty Circle, in Lagos.

Fashola, led a Federal Government delegation on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari to commiserate with the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the loss of lives and destruction of properties in the violence that rocked the state last week.

Those in the FG’s entourage include: Ministers of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Mines and Industries, Olamilekan Adegbite, Niyi Adebayo, Trade and Investments and Olorunnibe Mamora, Health state. Also, some South West Governors such as: Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo, and Lagos States, Kayode Fayemi, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, Seyi Makinde, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, respectively, were on the inspection tour in the company of newsmen.

Fashola who discovered the camera during an on the spot assessment at the Lekki Toll Gate, subsequently, handed it over to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for forensic analysis and further investigation. Fashola said the camera must have been planted by some subversive elements priory to the reported shootings for ulterior motives.

The minister, who picked up the camera with an aid of a handkerchief, handed it over to Sanwo-Olu, sating, “I think this will help with the ongoing investigations into the shootings at the Lekki Toll Gate.

“It requires forensic analysis and could be used in the investigations to unravel the mystery surrounding the shootings at the Toll Gate, I believe.”

Nigerians have however taken to social media to react

This first set of Lawma did not find anything on the 21st and other cronies like him didn't on the 22nd.
Real Lawma did not clear away the camera on the 23rd and 24th.
Almighty fashola the Holmes now found a camera on the 25th. pic.twitter.com/5qbr6iQxao

— Oniisha (@stanfizzy) October 26, 2020

For 5years Fashola didn’t find power supply o but as soon as he got to Lekki, he found a mystery camera. God will not forget to punish all of you

— Banty (@Bollybanty) October 26, 2020

Fashola dey form Sherlock Holmes . Dem dey ment for that side.

— Ayomide (@_Chullo) October 26, 2020

Fashola finds camera at Lekki tollgate, are we fools to these people?

— Rozay Akai (@TheRoseAkai) October 26, 2020