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BREAKING: CP Gives Fresh Update On June 12 Protest In Lagos
- The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has given a fresh update on the June 12 protest in the state.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has debunked any planned protest in Lagos State to commemorate the 2021 Democracy on Saturday, June 12, 2021.
The Command made this known in a statement by its spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday.
The statement was titled, ‘June 12: We Are Not Aware Of Any Planned Protest In Lagos—Police’.
The police urged Lagos residents to disregard the sit-at-home order called by certain groups, adding that security agencies have made necessary arrangement to maintain law and order across the state
The statement read, “The Lagos State Police Command wishes to state clearly that it is not aware of any planned protest in Lagos State to commemorate the 2021 Democracy Day on Saturday, 12th June, 2021.
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“In this regard, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, therefore appeals to members of the public to disregard any sit-at-home order called by certain groups which is being circulated in the social media and go about their lawful businesses as the police and other security agencies have made necessary arrangement to maintain law and order across the state.”
The statement further stated that the police commissioner “formed special Squads to go after traffic robbers who have been terrorising innocent Lagosians and get the state rid of such miscreants”.
“CP Hakeem Odumosu equally released some crime-fighting equipment and modern communication gadgets to the Squads for efficiency and better service delivery as some of the identified areas like Eko Bridge, Apongbon, Cele, Ijora, Ojota/7up, Mike 12, Surulere etc, must be cleared of miscreants and traffic robbers with immediate effect.
“While assuring the general public of adequate security of lives and property in Lagos State, the Commissioner of Police, reiterated that police personnel in the command will religiously discharge their duties within the ambit of the law,” the police spokesperson stated.
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