LAGOS: Our men will remain at Lekki tollgate ‘until further notice’ — Police

THE Police Command has said policemen deployed to the Lekki tollgate will remain stationed there until further notice.

This was made known in a statement issued by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Aladejobi, on Sunday.

Aladejobi, who stated that the decision was made to forestall a renewed protest at the toll plaza, said  policemen had been deployed to five locations in the state, asides from the Lekki tollgate,

He said, “Our policemen are still at the tollgate, it is a deployment and we are working with an operation order and until there is a stand down order of the operation from the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, the men will still be there. We have not arrested anyone today (Sunday), there was no breakdown of law and order, no gathering or procession, everything is normal in the area.

“But we are still maintaining our ground there and we have deployment in about five places aside from the Lekki tollgate and our men are still on standby at these strategic places. We have police deployment in Unity Park, Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ogombo Junction, Adeniran Ogunsanya Junction, among others.”

Meanwhile, the command condemned the inhumane acts against some of the individuals arrested during the protest.

Aladejobi, said in a statement on Sunday that the officer-in-charge of the SCID, DCP Adegoke Fayoade, had been ordered to analyse the trending video showing the arrested suspects being subjected to dehumanising conditions.

There was a crackdown on the #OcuppyLekkiTollgate protesters at the tollgate on Saturday, during which about 40 persons, including the popular comedian, Debo Adebayo aka Mr Macaroni,  were arrested.

They protested against the decision of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry to return the tollgate to the Lekki Concession Company.