Civil society organisations have condemned the Lagos State Government and the state police command over the alleged tear-gassing of elderly pensioners who protested at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday.
The groups, under the aegis of the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights and other civil society organisations, demanded an investigation into the incident and accountability for anyone found responsible for the alleged use of force against the retirees.
The pensioners had reportedly gathered at the Assembly gate to demand payment of their outstanding pensions, gratuities and other entitlements.
Speaking at a press conference in Ijaye on Wednesday, the President of the CHSR, Alex Omotehinse, described the incident as part of what he called a growing pattern of security agencies disrupting peaceful protests in the state.
Omotehinse said, “We have observed that under this constitutional government, it has already become a norm that every protest will be attacked, assaulted and dismembered.”
