Police Warn Against Protest, Violence In Lagos

Lagos State Police Command has told the residents that the authorities remains peaceful and unafraid contempt reports of protests successful different parts of the state related to the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement.

The commissioner of police, Olohundare Jimoh, gave the assurance yesterday successful Ikeja during a “Show of Force” cognition meant to reenforce the command’s readiness to support instrumentality and bid crossed the state.

“We privation residents to cognize that they are harmless and tin spell astir their lawful businesses without fear. We person made capable deployments to each known gathering points utilized by protesters successful the past,” helium said.

The CP explained that the tactical workout was besides aimed astatine deterring individuals who mightiness effort to disrupt nationalist bid nether the guise of protest.

Jimoh noted that deployments had been made to strategical locations antecedently identified arsenic flashpoints, including the Lekki Toll Gate, Ojota, Maryland, and Gani Fawehinmi Park.

Acknowledging the close to peaceful protest, Jimoh emphasised that immoderate protestation that turns convulsive would beryllium treated arsenic a transgression act.

“Protests are morganatic everyplace successful the world, but erstwhile they crook convulsive oregon disrupt the peace, they go a transgression act. We volition not let anyone to disturb the bid of law-abiding citizens,” helium said.

Jimoh further stated that each constabulary formations crossed Lagos person been instructed to taxable concern reports each 15 minutes to alteration real-time monitoring and swift effect to immoderate development.

“As of the clip of this briefing, determination person been nary reports of unrest, postulation disruption, oregon unit successful immoderate portion of the state,” helium said.

He added that areas specified arsenic Lekki, Ojota, and Maryland stay calm, with officers maintaining a disposable beingness to guarantee continued peace.

“Lagos is safe, peaceful, and escaped of immoderate signifier of protest. We volition proceed to patrol and show each areas to prolong the bid residents are enjoying,” Jimoh said.