Lagos By-Elections: WAEC Officials, Candidates Exempted From Movement Restriction

The Lagos State Police Command has exempted the West African Examination Council officials (supervisors) and candidates sitting for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates scheduled to hold today Saturday from the restriction of movement order between 6 am and 6 pm.

The police had on Friday announced movement restriction in five local government areas in the state due to the bye-elections for the Lagos East Senatorial District and Kosofe Constituency 2 holding today.

The affected local government areas where the elections will hold today are: Epe, Ibeju, Ikorodu, Kosofe and Somolu

But the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, in a statement on Saturday clarified that WAEC officials and candidates were exempted from the order to enable them do the examination.

The CP stated that the concerned WAEC officials would be identified by their staff Identification cards, while supervisors must be in possession of their appointment letters from WAEC or Identification cards and examination mail bags.

The statement read in part, “The candidates will be identified by their photo cards which contain their names, passport photographs, and subject details.”

The police boss therefore urged those exempted to be law-abiding, orderly, and courteous while in contact and relating with security operatives in the course of their movement during the restriction period.