Curfew order must be obeyed, Lagos police warn residents

Ahead of the LG election, Lagos State Police Command has vowed to enforce the restriction of movement order earlier issued by the state government.

In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu said the Command has put measures in place to enforce the restriction of movement order across the state between the hours of 6am and 3pm on Saturday 24th July, 2021, with the exception of only those on election duty and essential services on the election day.

He also warned against thuggery and electoral violence as local government election holds across the state on Saturday.

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He ordered that all Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission’s facilities, sensitive materials, polling units and collation centres must be adequately protected.

“The Commissioner of Police, therefore, assured the good people of Lagos State, LASIEC officials, candidates, accredited election observers and other actors in the elections of adequate security before, during and after the elections as the security architecture of the state has been fortified.”