#ENDSARS: LAGOS CP CALLS FOR CALM, PROFESSIONALISM AS PROTESTS TURN VIOLENT
CP Hakeem Odumosu, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has called for calm and professionalism from the #ENDSARS protesters and police personnel respectively.
This comes after the #Endsars protests were hijacked by some unscrupulous elements, who are fully armed, in Lagos State.
CP Odumosu, in a statement issued by the State's police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said on Monday, October 12, 2020, at about 1pm, some armed protesters laid siege on the Anti Kidnapping Unit Office of the command, broke into the cell and freed two of the kidnap cases suspects.
The CP revealed that Inspr. Ekei Joshua with AP No 175493, Inspr. Peter Agabi with AP No 251138, and Insp. Erinfolami Ayodeji with AP No 229241(now late) attached to the Anti Kidnapping Unit of Lagos State Command were shot and critically injured.
He said the injured policemen have been rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
According to the CP, the protesters fired and killed one Ikechukwu Ilohamauzo, 55 years, a driver of one Toyota Sienna Bus, with Registration Number LSD 296 FX, who got stuck in the traffic caused by the blockage of the road by the violent protesters, in Surulere today.
CP Odumosu, who admonished all protesters to be peaceful and avoid violent attacks on police personnel or any other security agents warned them not to harass innocent Lagosians by picketing them to forcefully join the protests.
He also appealed to parents and guardians to keep watch on their children and monitor their activities to avoid being mobilised and used for illegal activities in the state.
The Police Commissioner added that four suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident and said he has ordered the Homicide section of the SCID, Yaba, Lagos, to carry out thorough investigation into the incident for further police actions.
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