Matilda Omonaiye/
Obstructions placed on roads across Lagos during the #EndSARS protests have been cleared by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Research and Planning, Adeleye Oyebade, and Lagos State commissioner of police (CP) Hakeem Odumosu.
Moving around volatile areas with their men, the senior officers cleared the obstructions on major roads in order to create access for motorists and other road users, especially those on essential services, says Lagos police spokesman, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
According to Adejobi, the initiative was borne out of “the need to clear the roads off barricades and take charge of security of lives and property in Lagos due to the prevailing violent attacks on lives and property of the Police, government and private individuals leaving many lives and property lost and damaged”.
Adejobi stated: “In the same vein, the police chiefs visited some strategic places particularly the attacked Nigerian Correctional Custodial Centre, Ikoyi, which was partly set on fire by the hoodlums, to assess the extent of damage and fortify the security of the centre to prevent jailbreak.
“The areas where the police chiefs cleared barricades included Falomo Roundabout, Sura-Adeniji and Ilubinrin end of the Third Mainland Bridge, Iyana Oworo and Gbagada end of Ikorodu Expressway, Ojuelegba (Surulere) and Apongbon Bridge, on Lagos Island.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, who appreciated the DIG Research and Planning, Leye Oyebade, for his sterling leadership qualities and efforts in making sure that normalcy is restored to Lagos, condemned continuous attacks on police stations and public facilities, as Ikotun Police Station was set ablaze on Thursday, 22nd October 2020 by the hoodlums. He warned that the command will neutralise any moves that can jeopardise security architecture vis-a-vis maintenance of law and order in Lagos State.
“CP Hakeem Odumosu further charged police officers and other security agents to be resolute in the protection of lives and property and restoration of peace and public safety in the state.”
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