The Police Command in Lagos disclosed that it arrested no fewer than five persons suspected to have participated in protests that rocked some parts of the state on Saturday.
Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, the commissioner revealed to newsmen that the five persons were arrested in front of Gani Fawehinmi’s Park (GFP), Ojota and that they have been released.
His words, ‘As at now, no suspect is being detained in connection with the protest.
‘I want to emphasise that no single person is in Police custody as a result of the protest (as at 1.30 p.m. press time).
‘Five persons were arrested at Ojota, I ordered my men to release them. I thank God no one was injured, no vehicle was damaged’.
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The Police boss said that everywhere he had visited was calm, stressing that reports from officers showed that everywhere was calm in Lagos.
Odumosu said the Police had nothing against protesters as long as they were peaceful in their conduct, stressing that the only thing he requested from them was information about their protest, not permit order as been erroneously alleged by people from several quarters.
He said the information sent out by the protesters, through social media, requesting residents to sit at home created panic in the state, stressing that through a press statement on Friday, the directive was countered.
The Police boss said that his men were deployed to various areas noted to be black spots as early as 2 a.m. on Saturday, stressing that his directive to his men was that protesters have the right to do so peacefully.
Odumosu also hailed the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), over their decision to withdraw from the protest because of an intelligence report they got indicating that some hoodlums were planning to hijack the protest.
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