Lagos is the safest city in Nigeria – RENO OMOKRI

Thursday, August 7, 2025 - A frontline social critic and presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has sympathised with one Dr. Okafor, whose car was allegedly vandalised in Lekki area of Lagos State.

He, however, condemned the biased reporting and feasting on the unfortunate incident by some people who labelled the state as unsafe on the account of the incident.

He said a state ranked 19th in the world and 2nd in Africa by the Time Out Magazine, a global media and entertainment brand that focuses on inspiring and enabling people to experience the best of their cities, cannot be said to be unsafe.

It could be recalled that Time Out Magazine asserted in its rating report that “nightlife takes on lots of different forms, and cities all over the world have adapted to our changing habits when it comes to going out.  So, to uncover which cities are the best of the best when it comes to going out after dark in 2025, we quizzed thousands of city-dwellers and consulted a panel of experts to curate a list of the planet’s best nightlife cities.”

Omokri in his verified Facebook account affirmed that “let me just say that Lagos is the safest major city in Nigeria. You can work from Monday to Friday without being harassed, and the state provides subsidised world-class public transportation to indigenes and residents.”

Condemning the politicisation of the unfortunate event, social critic and presidential aide, Omokri, said: “Three days ago, a gentleman named Dr. Okafor had his car vandalised in Lekki area of Lagos. Because of that incident, he declared that ‘Lagos is not safe.’

‘’That statement trended and became an anthem of the opposition, especially the Obidient movement.

‘’Twenty-four hours ago, a young entrepreneur from Anambra State, Ifesinachi Onyekere, was abducted in his state and eventually killed. And the same people who trended ‘Lagos is not safe’ have not raised the issue of ‘Anambra is not safe.’’’

Speaking further on the issue, Omokri asserted that “to reside in Lagos and enjoy world-class infrastructure, relative peace and economic posterity that made Time Out Magazine list the city as the 19th best city to live on earth, yet try to undermine her is an abuse of the welcome the state and its people have given to Nigerians”.