Fears of renewed spate of violence in the country aftermath of the recent EndSARS Protests, have thrown security chiefs manning the different security apparatuses into a fresh panic.
As the security top echelon put heads together on how to avert another massacre, Police authorities in Lagos have vowed to stop any form of protest, peaceful or otherwise, from any quarters.
This is seen by the security top brass as the most pragmatic preventive measures to repel the EndSARS agitators who are suspected to be currently regrouping for another showdown with government.
The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, in a press statement on Thursday, raised alarm that intelligence reports have revealed that some unscrupulous individuals were planning to foment trouble capable of plunging the country in another spate of chaos and mayhem.
The press statement was signed by Lagos Police Spokesman, SP Olumyiwa Adejobi.
The statement read: “The Lagos State Police Command has vowed to resist any form of planned protest, procession or gathering under any guise or nomenclature in Lagos State as the government and people of Lagos still nurture the wounds of the recent Endsars violence that wrecked havoc across the state.
Lagos CP, Hakeem Odumosu
“The command wishes to inform the general public that based on intelligence gathering from relevant intelligence agencies, some unpatriotic 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 counter-productive.
“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.
Lagos PPRO Olumuyiwa Odejobi
“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.”
