The Lagos State Police command has announced restriction of movement tomorrow, Saturday, 5th off December.
This is with a view to ensuring peaceful and credible conduct of the by-elections into the Lagos East Senatorial District and Kosofe House of Assembly seats.
The restriction will be between 6:00am and 6:00pm.
Affected areas are: Ese, Ibeju Lekki, Kosofe, Somolu and Ikorodu.
The elections are for positions into the Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe LSHA seats. Affected places are Epe, Ibeju Lekki, Kosofe, Somolu, Ikorodu.
Some of the seats were declared vacant as the elected officers are deceased.
State government announcement:
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, made the assertion, on Thursday, during deliberations with election monitoring officers deployed from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on the strategies put in place to assist and monitor the elections in Lagos State.
“The election monitoring team, led by the Commissioner of Police, Community Policing, Force Headquarters, CP Kola Okunola, reported to @LagosPoliceng on 3rd Dec. 2020, in preparation for the deployment of police personnel and other security agents detailed for the election duties.
“The Command has also deployed Police personnel and other security agents to cover and provide security at the1,928 polling units where elections will hold.
“CP Odumosu reiterated that vehicular and pedestrian movement in and out of the affected Local Government Areas will be restricted during the elections but those on election duties, essential services and accredited domestic and foreign election observers will be allowed passage.
“The affected Local Government Areas for the two legislative seats include Epe, Ibeju Lekki, Kosofe, Somolu and Ikorodu.
“The Police Boss warned the electorate and political gladiators to play the game according to the rules and provisions of the Electoral Act 2010.
“He emphasised that no police aides or security agents will be allowed to escort their principals or any Very Important Personalities (VIPs) to polling units or on any movement while the elections last.
“While maintaining that any security aides caught violating this directive will be arrested and made to face the full weight of the law, CP Hakeem Odumosu assured the general public of safety and smooth conduct of the elections.
“He reaffirmed the commitment of the police to achieving free, fair, credible and acceptable elections in the affected Local Government Areas.”