The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has issued a warning to groups and persons who are and may be inclined to disturbing the peace of Lagos State, would be made to face the wrath of the law.
According to a statement signed by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, PPRO of the Lagos State Police Command, CP Alabi says: “I hereby warns that any person or group of persons found disturbing the peace of the state, under whatever guise.
While the Command is not averse to peoples’ right to freedom of assembly and association; and expression, the Command will equally live up to its mandate of ensuring that no person or group of persons is allowed to infringe on the fundamental human rights of others, especially the rights to freedom of movement and right to dignity of human persons”.
The statement further states that the police commissioner therefore calls on parents, guardians, opinion, religious, community, political, traditional leaders to warn their children, wards, constituents, followers to desist from all forms of unlawful actions. That the Command will not tolerate the slightest form of attack on its personnel or the good people and residents of Lagos State.
In conclusion, CP Alabi enjoins “all peace-loving Lagosians to go about their lawful duties without fear of harassment or intimidation, as all adequate security assets have been strategically deployed to ensure their safety and security”.
