The Police Command in Lagos State says it is not aware of any planned protests by any group\/groups on June 12 Democracy Day.<\/p>\n
The command has also assured residents of safety during the June 12 celebrations.<\/p>\n
The spokesman of the command, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n
The statement emanated from the meeting of Commissioner of police in Lagos, CP Hakeem Odumosu and senior officers in preparation for the democracy day anniversary.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that controversy trailed the planned nationwide protests called by some activists in the country over challenges in the nation.<\/p>\n
NAN, however, recalls that the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) on Wednesday, announced the withdrawal of participation from the planned protests, citing security reasons for it.<\/p>\n
Odumosu said that the public should disregard such directives by organisers of the alleged protest for people to stay at home during the protest.<\/p>\n
He, therefore, appealed to the public to disregard any sit-at-home order called by certain groups which is being circulated in the social media and go about their lawful businesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe police and other security agencies have made necessary arrangements to maintain law and order across the state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said that the command had formed special squads to go after traffic robbers who had been terrorising innocent residents, aimed at ridding the state of miscreants.<\/p>\n
He said the squad was formed on June 11 at the command\u2019s headquarters in Ikeja.<\/p>\n
Odumosu said some crime fighting equipment and modern communication gadgets were released to the squads for efficiency and better service delivery.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the identified areas to be manned by the squad are, Eko Bridge, Apongbon, Cele, Ijora, Ojota, 7up, Mile 12 and Surulere, among other areas<\/p>\n
\u201cThey must be cleared of miscreants and traffic robbers with immediate effect,\u201d the CP said.<\/p>\n
He reiterated that police personnel in the command would religiously discharge their duties within the ambit of the law.<\/p>\n
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