Video (Lagos Conducts Aerial Patrol) 👇 The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has revealed that, the Lagos State Government is “committed to providing a safe atmosphere for free, fair and credible elections”.
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| CP Idowu Owohunwa monitoring polling units in Epe, Lagos State. Photo: @BenHundeyin |
SP Hundeyin also disclosed that the Lagos State Police Command has embarked on “aerial patrol of the State” to buttress security in Lagos as the 2023 general elections are being conducted.
The Lagos Police Command PRO said: “CP Idowu Owohunwa embarks on aerial patrol of Lagos State ahead of the 2023 General Elections.
“We are committed to providing a safe atmosphere for free, fair and credible elections.”
SP Hundeyin further revealed: “CP Idowu Owohunwa monitoring some polling units in Epe, Lagos State.”
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| CP Idowu Owohunwa monitoring polling units in Epe, Lagos State. Photo: @BenHundeyin |
In a statement signed by the Lagos State Police Command, Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos State Government placed a restriction on movement which takes effect Saturday 0000hrs to 1800hrs due to the 2023 general elections.
The Statement:
In line with the security architecture emplaced for the 2023 General Elections, human and vehicular movements will be restricted on Saturday, February 25, 2023 between 0000hrs and 1800hrs
across all roads, waterways and airways in Lagos State.
In the same vein, 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.
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.
Meanwhile, members of the public are encouraged to be law-abiding
as they exercise their franchise. They are equally urged to promptly contact the police on any of the following numbers to report suspicious persons or activities around them: 08127155132, 08065154338, 08063299264, 08039344870.
SP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, anipr, mipra,
Police Public Relations Officer,
Lagos State Command,
Ikeja-Lagos.
February 24, 2023.
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