Lagos State commissioner of police Hakeem Odumosu says no group or person is allowed to stage rallies or protests within the state to mark the nation’s 60th Independence anniversary.
Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore and his #RevolutionNow movement are planning to hold protests across Nigeria.
Mr Odumosu, in a statement signed by the Lagos police command’s public relations officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday, however, said that the state government had cancelled the ceremonial parade in adherence to COVID-19 regulations.
According to him, the cancellation of the ceremonial parade by the state government is to discourage the gathering of more than 50 people in order to curb the spread of COVID-19.
“We will not allow any gatherings, rallies or protests against the sovereignty of Nigeria in Lagos State as the country marks its 60th Independence anniversary,” Odumosu said.
The commissioner appealed to parents and guardians to warn their children and wards to desist from being mobilised to wage war, join any rally or protest against the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Any youth arrested for such act will be prosecuted.
“I urge the general public to be law-abiding and desist from violence and any act that is capable of disrupting the sovereignty of Nigeria,” Odumosu said.
