Gwamcee News
Ahead of the gubernatorial election elections holding, March 18, 2023, Lagos State Police command has declared restriction of movement across all roads, waterways and airways from 12 am to 6pm.
A statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP said the order is in line with the security architecture emplaced for the 2023 General Elections, stating that human and vehicular movement will be restricted.
The statement also noted that the security aides of public and private individuals, who have already been scaled down in accordance with the Electoral Act 2022, are not allowed to escort their principals to polling units and collation centers armed.
Hundeyin added: ‘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 part of election security. Violators will be apprehended and prosecuted. Exempted from the movement restriction are essential workers, INEC officials and election observers.’
He however, call on members of the public to be law abiding as they exercise their franchise and urged them to promptly contact the Police on any of the following numbers to report suspicious persons or activities around them. The phone numbers are 08127155132, 08065154338, 08063299264, 08039344870.
