{"id":193102,"date":"2026-02-01T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/shoot-them-at-sight-onanuga-proffers-solution-to-vandalisation-of-public-assets"},"modified":"2026-02-01T11:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:15:00","slug":"shoot-them-at-sight-onanuga-proffers-solution-to-vandalisation-of-public-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/shoot-them-at-sight-onanuga-proffers-solution-to-vandalisation-of-public-assets","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shoot them at sight\u2019 \u2013 Onanuga proffers solution to vandalisation of public assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has called for the immediate execution of vandals caught stealing and damaging materials on federal highways.<\/p>\n<p>Onanuga spoke on Sunday in response to a video shared on X by user, Salanwu Omoiyaonipako, which showed vandals cutting starter bars and shoulder rods at the reconstruction site of the Ibadan-Ilesa\/Ife Federal Highway.<\/p>\n<p>According to Omoiyaonipako, despite the government\u2019s efforts to deliver quality roads for Nigerians, vandals continue to destroy public infrastructure. He wrote: \u201cUpdate on the reconstruction of the Ibadan-Ilesa\/Ife Federal Highway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVandals are at it again! They\u2019re cutting and removing starter bars\/shoulder rods at the construction site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is pure wickedness. The government is helping us build good roads, but some Nigerians are vandalising them. I\u2019m tired!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the video, Onanuga described the vandals as \u201cunconscionable\u201d and \u201cthe worst species of citizenship\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added in a quoted response: \u201cJust shoot these unconscionable vandals\/thieves at sight. 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