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EndSARS anniversary: Police arraingn 34 suspects in Lagos

EndSARS anniversary: Police arraign 34 suspects in Lagos

 

EndSARS anniversary: Police arraign 34 suspects in Lagos
Lagos State Police Command said it arrested and arraigned 34 suspects who tried to cause the breakdown of law and order after the EndSARS protest.
According to the Police, those arrested were not real protesters but those who cashed in on the anniversary to attack innocent people.
In a Statement by Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, the planned protest in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of ENDSARS was carried out by protesters who moved in a motorcade through the Lekki Tollgate at about 8:am. They ended the protest at about 10: am.

“The protest was peaceful without threat to security except for the brief gridlock experienced by motorists during the period.

“However, at about 11:30 am after the real protesters had left peacefully without any confrontation, hoodlums took advantage of the gridlock with criminal intention to start attacking innocent law-abiding citizens. One Shina Edun, of Man O’ War Nigeria, attached to the Lekki Concession Company was stabbed in the stomach by the hoodlums. The victim was immediately rushed to the hospital where he is currently receiving medical attention.

“Following the criminal act of the hoodlums, the police responded swiftly and dispersed them with minimum force. Consequently, 34 of the hoodlums were arrested. Two cutlasses, one hammer, a Jackknife, and assorted criminal charms were recovered from them. The arrested suspects have been arraigned in magistrate court 5, Oshodi on the same day before Magistrate Israel Adelakun for the offence of conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.

“At the end of their trial, two (2) of the accused persons pleaded guilty and were fined in the sum of N10, 000 each. Thirty (30) others pleaded not guilty and were granted bail with one surety and N20,000 in like sum. One (1) of them was discharged and acquitted, while one other named Chukwu Chika ‘m’ aged 24 years, who was arrested with a sharp cutlass and assorted charms confessed that he deliberately came to cause violence and mayhem. Subsequently, the court ordered the police to carry out a thorough investigation on his case and charge him to court appropriately.

“Commissioner of Police wishes to express the Command’s profound gratitude to members of the public for their overwhelming support before, during, and after the protest.

“The CP equally renders his apology to any media person whose right might have been inadvertently infringed upon while the security personnel was trying to prevent the breakdown of law and order.

“Also, the CP assures members of the public that, in line with the policy of the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman, of making the police accountable to members of the public, uphold the tenets and principles of fundamental human rights, and professional in carrying out their statutory duties, training and retraining of the officers and men shall continue to be intensified.

” The Commissioner of Police uses this medium to thank Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the State Executive Council members for their unalloyed support for security agencies during the protest.

“Equally appreciated are the Youths and other stakeholders for their understanding of the prevailing peace and secure environment in the state. The CP notes their cooperation and assistance in not making the state witness the mayhem that characterised last year’s EndSARS protest during yesterday’s one-year anniversary. Collectively we shall continue to make the state safer and more peaceful.

“In order to achieve the above, the Command on its own has resolved to redouble its efforts in providing watertight security and protection of lives and property of all law-abiding citizens in the state.

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