The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Lagos State has debunked reports claiming that the Lagos State Government locked the residence of the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos around the City Hall area of the state.

Reports were rife online on Tuesday February 1, that the state government had taken over the cleric’s residence.

However, in a statement released, the chairman, CAN, Lagos State, Rt. Rev. Stephen Adegbite, described the reports as fallacious, erroneous and lacking in any truth or fact and called on the public to ignore it.

The statement reads;

This is fallacious, erroneous and lacking in any truth or fact whatsoever and we would want those spreading such spurious and unfounded claims to desist from creating any of such falsehoods further.

And when the matter was investigated, it became clear that there was no instruction from any of the Lagos State Government agencies saddled with such responsibilities and immediately, the Government swung into action and those behind it were fished out.

As a body, we also apologise to our revered leader for the embarrassment this very unwarranted and needless act of exuberance may have caused him and the body of Christ in Lagos State in particular and Nigeria in general.

We trust that appropriate sanctions will be meted out on the perpetrators and this we hope will be without delay.

We also regret any kind of unease the earlier false reports may have caused and we ask that all those lies and misleading reports should be disregarded and relegated to the realms of nothing but mischief.

We would like to say unequivocally, that CAN and the Christian Community in the State have continued to enjoy deep and rewarding cooperation with the Lagos State Government over the years and the relationship has continued to grow stronger.

We thank Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his transparent and all inclusive style of leadership and we enjoin citizens to remain hopeful for a more beneficial and fruitful experiences under this administration.”