FANTASTIC NIGERIAN ARMY: Crisis Management Lessons from the Nigerian Army
By Ishola, Ayodele Overview of Event: In the early hours of January 2nd, 2024, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State took a decisive step in enforcing traffic regulations along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. He ordered the arrest of motorcyclists violating traffic rules which led to the arrest of several motorcyclists, including a lance corporal, for riding in the wrong direction garnered mixed reactions from the public. Public Reactions: Some citizens commended the governor for upholding the law and encouraged him to continue such actions while some other people vehemently expressed discontent particularly concerning the arrest of a lance corporal who allegedly drove against traffic, leading to a series of online viral verbal assault on the governor. The Crisis: The purported group of people lambasting and ridiculing the Lagos State Governor were alleged portraying themselves as personnel of the Nigerian Army. In one of the viral videos, on...