Lagos State Police Command has said it will resist any planned protest, procession, or gathering in the State.
The command said this amidst plans for the #EndSARS protest to resume weeks after violence erupted in Lagos state following the shooting of peaceful protesters by soldiers on October 20, killing at least 10 and injuring several others.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Lagos police spokesperson, in a statement stated that they would disallow the constitutionally-permitted demonstrations because the state was yet to recover from the damage that followed the last protest.
He said;
“As the government and people of Lagos still nurture the wounds of the recent Endsars violence that wrecked havoc across the state, 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 counterproductive.”
The #EndSARS protests held peacefully for weeks in several cities across the country, with the central campaign against police brutality.
Protesters demanded the disbandment of the notorious police anti-robbery squad (SARS), known for extortion, harassment and extrajudicial killings.
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