The Lagos government has asked #EndSARS protesters in the
state to heed the warning of the police and desist from further demonstration.
In a statement on Friday,
Gbenga Omotoso, commissioner for information, urged anyone who has
grievance against the police to approach the judicial panel of inquiry.
After #EndSARS protesters were forcefully dispersed
following incidents of violence, some of the agitators revealed plans to
regroup and continue with their demonstration.
But the police warned them against such move, saying they
would not tolerate further breakdown of law and order.
Omotoso asked residents to desist from further demonstration
as the state is “battling to recover from the shock of the carnage unleashed by
hoodlums who hid under the #EndSARS protests.”
“Even as we are still counting our painful losses in lives
and property, there are hints of a new protest. The police have warned that no
protest will be tolerated,” he said.
“Any protest under any guise will be disrespectful to the
memory of those who died in the violence and unfair to ordinary Lagosians, who
have remained peaceful, despite the hardship that the original protests
sparked.
“It is clear that the
original protests, despite their good intentions, have caused more havoc than
they were planned to resolve.
“The Government hereby appeals to our patriotic youths to
shelve any plan for a protest and join the practical efforts to find a solution
to the problems that have been thrown up by the actions taken in recent weeks.
“Anybody who has any grievance against the disbanded SARS
should approach the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution to make his case.
“Any person or group of persons who plans to fuel any crisis
in Lagos should drop such thoughts or be ready to face the law.”
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The Lagos Government should shelve threats. You should stop the freezing of accounts, seizure of passports belonging to #EndSARS protesters. Stop encouraging the abrogation of the social media if you want peace. Sanwo Olu, Desmond Elliot and Liar Mohammed have been in the forefront of those asking to kill social media and turn Nigeria to China. The youth are taking note of these people as they are revealed.The real enemies of their progress.
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