By Monsur Olowoopejo

Lagos—The five-man Tribunal of enquiry set up by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to investigate the cause of the civil disturbance that led to the gruesome killing of the Managing Director of the Lekki Worldwide Investment Limited, Alhaji Tajudeen Disu, yesterday, submitted its report.

Late Alhaji Tajudeen Disu

Ambode had on October 22, 2015, inaugurated the Tribunal chaired by a Justice Adesuyi Olateru-Olagbegi (retd) with the mandate to submit its report in 45 days after inauguration.

While submitting the report at the State House, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, Olateru-Olagbegi said that the report contained 24 recommendations which covered many issues, including the question of who pulled the trigger that killed late Disu, as well as the remote and immediate causes of the unrest.

The chairman added that the Tribunal recommended the measures to adopt in forestalling a recurrence, as well as other miscellaneous matters incidental to the unrest, adding that there was no majority or minority report, but just one team report of the Tribunal.

He said: “We took time out to visit the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ). We visited the Dangote Industries, Lekki Worldwide Investment Limited, the villages and communities in the area including Okunraye where the trouble began.

“We saw a lot and we learnt a lot. From what was presented to us, from what we saw with our own eyes, our view is that LFTZ has vast potential to transform the economic landscape of Lagos State in terms of generating massive employment and revenue and creation of wealth.

“Our findings reveal that the transformation would be on a scale that is hitherto unparalleled in Africa,” Justice Olateru-Olagbegi said.

He explained that 22 memoranda and 33 witnesses appeared before the tribunal during the public hearing held in Ikeja.

Responding, Ambode said that he was prepared to do everything to ensure the success of LFTZ.

According to him: “The Report of the Tribunal has been submitted today and the State Government will give serious consideration to the recommendations of the Tribunal and take decisions to ensure that such an incident does not recur.

“Let me assure members of the public and investors alike that this Government will always uphold the Rule of Law and continue to provide a conducive atmosphere for businesses to thrive,” he added.

Earlier, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said it was noteworthy that the Tribunal had the inaugural sitting on November 16, 2015 and completed the assignment with the forty-five days given to it.

Kazeem said the civil disturbances which led to Disu’s killing in the Okunraye Community had slowed down the development of the LFTZ, and that the Tribunal was set up as part of efforts to ensure safety of lives and property, prevent recurrence and enhance the economic well-being of the state.