We Will Resist Planned Protest In Lagos – Police

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it would resist any planned protest, procession, or gathering in the state.

The command disclosed this in a statement signed by the State Force Public Relation Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in Lagos.

The decision comes on the heels of plans for the EndSARS protest to resume weeks after violence erupted in Lagos following the shooting of protesters.

The force stressed that no demonstration would be allowed in the state despite all odds because the state was yet to recover from the damage that followed the last protest.

“As the government and people of Lagos still nurture the wounds of the recent EndSARS violence that wreaked 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.

“Premised on this, the command, therefore, wishes to warn any individuals, group of students or any group 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,” the statement reads.

Recall that the EndSARS protest which had started on Twitter eventually continued on the street of states across the country as Nigerians demanded the disbandment of the Anti-Robbery Squad, (SARS), known for extortion, harassment and extrajudicial killings.

However, the demonstration became violent after it was hijacked by hoodlums and came to a halt following the tragic shootings of unarmed protesters in Lagos on October 20, 2020.