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By Lukman Olabiyi
The Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA) has called on Lagos State Government to caution traditional worshipers in the state, not to use their practice to infringe on fundamental rights of other citizens, especially in Ikorodu and Olowora areas.
The group made the call in a separate letters written to the state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa.
Executive director of HURMA, Buna Olaitan Isiak in the letter, stated that the call to the state government on the issue was a result of outcry of Lagosians in Ikorodu, as well as Olowora in Isheri Local Government Area, among others, who felt aggrieved with the activities of traditional worshipers, who were violating their right of free movement and others.
The group held that the recent restriction of movement in Ikorodu and Olowora, was a total violation of citizens’ right which should not be tolerated by the government.
The letters to the governor and the speaker read:” The Human Rights Monitoring Agenda, hereby, call on our executive governor and the House of Assembly, to urgently call all traditional worshipers to order. A threat to the fundamental rights of every citizen should not be tolerated in whatever guise.
“The declaration of a separate day to celebrate Isese for the Yorubas should be promoted as a day to communicate love and affection and not hatred and oppression. Our government did not declare work free day to legalize restrictions of movement, killing for rituals among other acts of oppression.
