{"id":30581,"date":"2020-09-30T19:06:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=30581"},"modified":"2020-09-30T19:06:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:06:31","slug":"police-ban-protest-rally-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/police-ban-protest-rally-in-lagos","title":{"rendered":"Police ban protest, rally in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The Lagos State Police has warned against any protest or rally in commemoration of the country\u2019s Independence Day anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>This warning is coming on the heels of planned million-man protest across the country by the #RevolutionNow campaigners to register their displeasure on the state of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Commissioner of Police (CP) Hakeem Odumosu, officers and men of the command have been instructed to stop anyone unlawful societies, under any guise from staging rallies or protests on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the police spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the CP read riot act during a security meeting with Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), and heads of departments at the command headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the Commissioner of Police announced the cancellation, by the Lagos State Government, of the ceremonial parade to commemorate Nigeria\u2019s 60th Independence Anniversary, he warned that the command will not allow any gatherings, rallies or protests against the sovereignty of Nigeria in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCP Hakeem Odumosu similarly warned parents and guardians to warn their children and wards to desist from any rallies, protests mobilised to wage war against the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, or else they (parents or guardians) of any youths arrested for such act will be prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commissioner of Police however appealed to the public to be law-abiding, desist from violence and any act that is capable of disrupting the sovereignty of Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Adejobi said the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Celestine Okoye, also addressed the operatives on the need to repel forces that can disintegrate Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>DIG Okoye also sounded a note of warning that officers and men of the command must act within the ambit of the law in every situation, said Adejobi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_bottom\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/thenationonlineng.net\/independence-day-police-ban-protest-rally-in-lagos\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Independence Day: Police ban protest, rally in Lagos\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The Lagos State Police has warned against any protest or rally in commemoration of the country\u2019s Independence Day anniversary. This warning is coming on the heels of planned million-man protest across the country by the #RevolutionNow campaigners to register their displeasure on the state of the nation. 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