“BASTARD CIVILIAN!” Soldier Blasts Gov Sanwo-Olu, Says He’s Acting Like A Tout [SEE VIDEO]
A soldier has slammed the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for ordering the arrest of his colleague alongside three other motorcyclists for driving against traffic on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
The yet-to-be-identified soldier, who appeared to be defending his colleague in a viral video on Thursday, faulted Governor Sanwo-Olu for calling a soldier ‘useless’ in the presence of ‘bastard civilians.’
It would be recalled that Governor Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, ordered the arrest of a soldier and three other motorcyclists for driving against traffic on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
In a viral video, Sanwo-Olu was seen ordering his men to put one of the motorcyclists who claimed to be a soldier into the vehicle, stating that he was going to lock him up.
The yet-to-be-identified soldier
Reacting to the arrest, the soldier who believed that his colleague had done nothing to have deserved an arrest, said Governor Sanwo-Olu had no right to arrest a soldier, especially in front of his barracks.
He claimed that soldiers are not under the control of any State Governor but their senior officers.
He said, “Did I just hear your governor calling a soldier, lance corporal useless? a lance corporal…This man broke his arm, they fired at the man. There is iron in his hands.
“You are calling a soldier useless in front of those idiots, those bastard civilians. DSS was pushing a soldier. In any situation where you find yourself as a soldier, the Army only gives you five seconds to compose yourself, so after that, you must know how to reply to any attack or anything that comes your way.
“No DSS or police can slap you because you refuse to go. Why will you arrest me when there are MP (military police)?
“Okay, will it be because I took one way beside my barracks? What if I just took the bike out to buy something? Do I have to take the long route because I want to buy something? Who does that? In which Amy?”
He added that Governor Sanwo-Olu’s action was because Lagos was peaceful, saying that could never have happened in the North-East where he is based.
He said, “So, now, your governor has the guts to arrest and even call a soldier useless. To be sincere, Lagos has been experiencing too much peace. Let’s tell the truth, Lagos has been experiencing too much peace. Let us assume this happened in the North East where I am, is it here the Governor’s convoy that is taking one way will arrest a soldier for taking one way?
“The governor constituted a nuisance. You are there pursuing civilians, what if they get involved in an accident along the line? The governor was there acting like a tout, a governor! When you are supposed to respect yourself. If the soldier said he is not going anywhere, nobody has the power to slap him. If the governor tries it, he knows he is already a bygone. The governor dare not slap a soldier.
“If I am directed by the MP, any of my senior, or any other officer to go to the guard room, I will go. But if the Governor says so, I will never go. He doesn’t have the power. Who does he want to lock up?”
