The Lagos State Government has announced a 24 hours curfew in the State with effect from 4pm on Tuesday (today).
The Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor, Gboyega Akosile, confirmed this on his Twitter handle.
Lagos State has therefore joined Edo State has the only two states that have declared curfew to curtail the arsons and killings arising from EndSARS protest.
Akosile explained that the only imposition of curfew followed the hijacking of the #EndSARS protest in the state.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said: “I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society.
“Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests to unleash mayhem on our State.
“As a government that is alive to its responsibility and has shown a commitment to the movement #ENDSARS, we will not watch and allow anarchy in our dear state.
“I, therefore, hereby impose a 24-hour curfew on all parts of the State as from 4pm today, 20th October, 2020. Nobody, except essential service providers and first responders must be found on the streets.”
Suspected hoodlums had on Tuesday burnt down the Orile Iganmu Police Station in Apapa area of Lagos State.
The incident occurred around 09.45 am, according to an eyewitness.
The eyewitness noted that policemen shot at the hoodlums before they set the police station ablaze.
The spokesperson of the Apapa-Iganmu Local Government Area, Ayo Micheal said, “Yes, the station has been attacked.
“The burnt Station is in Apapa Iganmu but serviced both Iganmu community in Apapa Iganmu and Orile Community in Coker/Aguda.”
Micheal noted that two persons were shot dead in the incident.
He added, “What happened is that some boys came out this morning. They assembled themselves at Orile Junction.
“They were about marching down to Apapa. Just like yesterday that they started at Apapa Airport. They were on their way to Apapa, I learnt they passed through the police station and protested there.
“As they were protesting, police officers attempted to disperse them. They resisted the police. Before you know it, policemen shot two direct bullets at them. The bullets hit two people in the shoulder and chest.
“The two of them have died according to reports that I got.”
Dear Lagosians,
I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society. Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella
…— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) October 20, 2020
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