Lagos State police command has announced that any any form of protest or gathering in the state is no longer permitted.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Tuesday, October 20.
He cited violent attacks on officers, men, formations and innocent Nigerians at different parts of the metropolis during #EndSARS protest as reasons for the decision.
According to the statement, the order takes effect from today, 4pm.
Adejobi said all security agencies have deployed adequate personnel to take charge and enforce the curfew, which is to take effect from today, 4pm.
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He declared that the Police Command will resist anarchy and unrest with all powers within the ambit of the law.
The statement reads;
The Lagos State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that henceforth no protest or gathering or possession, under whatever guise, is permitted within Lagos State.
Due to the new development of violent attacks on police officers and men and formations including innocent Nigerians in Lagos State, and the 24 hour curfew imposed by the Lagos State Government with effect from 4pm of today 20th October, 2020.
In the light of the above, all security agencies have deployed adequate personnel to take charge and enforce the curfew across the state.
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It added;
In the same vein, the command regrets to confirm the setting ablaze of Orile Police State today at about 10am, where some of our policemen were critically injured and unconfirmed reports state that one of them is dead.
It is crystal clear that the Endsars protest has been hijacked by hoodlums who want to run down the state and the police command will resist such state of anarchy, unrest and brouhaha with all powers within the ambit of the law.
While the command is resolute in sustenance of human rights and democratic tenets, the general public is hereby warned to comply with the curfew and desist from any act of violence in the state as the command will resist such in totality.
