The Lagos
State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni on Wednesday said he will not allow the
planned protest against the Federal Government slated for February 5 to hold in
the state.
Popular
musician, TuFace Idibia who joined the call for protest by some concerned
Nigerians over the state of the nation, had used his social media platforms to
appeal to his supporters to join the movement.
But Owoseni,
who had earlier stated that there was no official request from the protesters
notifying security agencies of their plan, said Wednesday that intelligence
report indicates that criminals might hijack the process.
According to
the police chief, the command wasn’t ready for that kind of demonstration and
as such would not allow it to hold.
He said no
matter how good an intention is, hoodlums would always find a way to harass,
rob and attack innocent members of the public, who may wish to go about their
Lawful duty.
Owoseni
said: “Information reaching us revealed that some hoodlums are planning to
hijack the peaceful protest. And as such, we won’t allow it to hold in Lagos.
We know that Tuface do not have the capacity to contain such a crowd and we
will not fold our hands and watch while things go out of hand.”
(NEWSHELM)
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