Polls: Lagos command places restriction on movt, urges obedience to law

The Lagos Police Command has put a blanket on movement on Saturday between 12am  and 6pm on roads, waterways, and airways in the state.

The state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the restriction was in line with the security architecture employed for the 2023 General Elections.

He said the security aides of public and private individuals, who have already been scaled down in accordance with the Electoral Act 2022, will not be allowed to escort their principals to  polling units and collation centers armed.

The statement said,  “Except for essential duty vehicles such as ambulances, fire trucks, patrol vehicles of Federal Government security agencies, the use of sirens at or around polling units and collation centres is totally banned.

“In line with the Electoral Act 2022, no state-owned security agency is not part of election security. Violators will be apprehended and prosecuted. Exempted from the movement restriction are essential workers, INEC officials and election observers.”

Members of the public were urged to be law-abiding as they exercise their civic rights.

“They are equally urged to promptly contact the police on any of the following numbers to report suspicious persons or activities around them: 08127155132, 08065154338, 08063299264, 08039344870,” Hundeyin added.