‘Pure wickedness’ — Sheikh Gumi reacts to scavengers stripping Lagos bridge pillars of iron rods

Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has condemned the alleged vandalism of the span linking Alakija and FESTAC successful Lagos State.

The Islamic cleric described the removal of robust rods from its factual pillars by scavengers arsenic “pure wickedness.”

Gumi made the remark successful a Facebook station on Saturday while reacting to a video showing suspected scavengers allegedly breaking the factual pillars supporting the span to region embedded robust rods.

“This is not poorness but axenic wickedness. And it’s each implicit the federation having animals successful quality skin,” Gumi wrote.

In the video circulating connected societal media, constabulary officers were seen clearing shanties erected beneath the span by suspected scavengers.

An unidentified antheral speaking successful the video alleged that respective of the bridge’s factual pillars had been damaged aft the reinforcing robust rods were removed.

He called connected applicable authorities to urgently intervene to forestall further harm to the bridge.

“These scavengers person started removing the robust rods from the pillars supporting the bridge. This is what they person been doing to each the pillars holding the bridge,” helium said.

According to him, the scavengers broke the factual structures to summation entree to the robust rods embedded successful the pillars.

He expressed interest that continued vandalism could compromi...