Late Obafemi Awolowo’s statue has lost it’s spectacles after hoodlums attacked it in the Ikeja area of Lagos.
The hoodlums removed the statue’s iconic glasses amid attack on some of Nigeria’s symbols of history.
Recall that the monument of Nnamdi Azikwe had also been attacked by hoodlums in Anambra state.
The Awolowo statue was erected during the administration of former Lagos governor Akinwumi Ambode, in recognition of the late former lawyer, nationalist’s contribution to the country’s democracy.
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