The Lagos state police command has warned residents against organizing any protests to mark the one-year anniversary of the state’s #EndSARS protest.
In October 2020, youngsters around the country flocked to the streets to demand a stop to police violence, according to InsightnaijaTV. After being seized by thugs, the demonstration became violent.
The state police command claims credible evidence at its disposal suggests that some youths, persons, or organizations were intending to protest on the one-year anniversary of ENDSARS, according to a statement released by its spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu.
The command claims that Lagosians, and indeed Nigerians, cannot afford to repeat the unpalatable experience of last year’s demonstration, which resulted in “pain, anguish, needless loss of life, and wanton destruction of public and private property,” according to the command. Individuals or groups who may want to hold an anniversary demonstration should drop the notion now or face the full force of the law, according to the command.
”In view of the volatility of the present situations in the country, and the breakdown of law and order which the planned protest might cause, the Lagos State Police Command sternly warns against any form of protest today.
The Command would like to use this medium to advise any youths, groups, or organisations organizing a protest to abandon their plans immediately. The state’s police will not fold their arms and allow certain misguided people to undermine the state’s current calm and tranquility.
To avoid a breakdown in law and order, the police will employ all legal methods available to them under the law to put down the planned protest.
