Stay Away From Lekki Toll gate, Police Tells Obi’s Supporters

No form of rally or procession will be allowed at the Lekki tollgate axis of Lagos, the state’s police command has said.

A federal high court in Lagos ordered the LP and its supporters not to converge on the Lekki tollgate for the rally.

Lagos police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed the police position In a statement issued on Friday

“It has become imperative to reemphasise that no form of rally whatsoever will be allowed at the Lekki tollgate tomorrow, October 1, 2022,” Hundeyin said.

“This emphasis has become necessary to enlighten Nigerians that might be misled into converging on the toll gate. A court of competent jurisdiction has ruled that no person is allowed to converge on the Lekki tollgate for whatever reason.

“In conformity with its mandate to protect life and property, the Lagos state police command under the leadership of CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc, will leave no stone unturned in ensuring total compliance with the court order and an emplacement of adequate security in the state.

Although he recognized the rights of the protesters to converge, he added that it should not be to the infringement on the fundamental human rights of others.

“While the command is not averse to the peoples’ right to freedom of assembly and association, and expression, the command will equally live up to its mandate of ensuring that no person or group of persons is allowed to infringe on the fundamental human rights of others, especially the rights to freedom of movement and right to dignity of human persons, especially under the guise of rally or procession.

“The warning therefore goes that anyone found flouting the court order or infringing on the rights of other Nigerians will be dealt with in accordance with the law”, the statement read.