Sodiq Oyeleke The Lagos State Police Command has vowed to “resist any planned protest, procession or gathering under any guise or no...
Sodiq Oyeleke
The Lagos State Police Command has vowed to “resist any
planned protest, procession or gathering under any guise or nomenclature in
Lagos State “.
This was contained in a press statement on Thursday by the
Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi.
The statement was titled ‘We will resist any planned protest
in Lagos -Police’ with EF No CZ: 5650/LA/PPRO/VOL.3/48.
He warned that the police would not allow any form of
protests whether tagged “peaceful” or not.
Adejobi expressed concern that “the government and people of
Lagos still nurture the wounds of the recent #EndSARS violence that wreaked
havocs across the state”.
The statement read in part, “The command wishes to inform
the general public that based on intelligence gathering from relevant
intelligence agencies, some unpatrioric elements or group of people have
concluded plans to orchestrate another set of violence in the state in
furtherance to the recent Endsars violence, which has been analysed as
dangerous and counterproductive.
“Premised on this, the command, therefore, wishes to warn
any individuals, group of students or any groups who might want to stage any
form of protest, either “peaceful” or violent, or gathering whatsoever, to
desist as the police and other security agencies will collectively and
tactically resist any security threats or threats to public peace which might
be triggered by protest or protesters in Lagos State.
“The Police command, emphatically, warns parents and
guardians to discourage their children or wards from embarking on any protest
in the state as the possibility of hijacking it by armed hoodlums to cause
grieve and pains like the recent past is evident.
“We encourage the general public to ignore any call for
protest and go about their lawful businesses as all hands are on deck to
maintain law and order and public safety across the length and breadth of the
state.”
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