The Lagos State Government has appealed to youths in the state 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.
The appeal is coming following hints of a new protest even as the state police Command warned that no protest will be tolerated.
The state government however urged all Lagosians to shun any act that may threaten the peace of the state, which is battling to recover from the shock of the carnage unleashed by hoodlums who hid under the #EndSARS protests.
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A statement by the Commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso on friday 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.
He said ” If is clear that the original protests, despite their good intentions, have caused more havoc than they were planned to resolve.
He however enjoined Parents and guardians to keep their children/wards at home and not allow them to be used as tools of destruction by enemies of the society.
He advised that anybody with grievance against the disbanded SARS should approach the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution to make his case.
“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu advises all Lagosians to remain calm and confident that the government will guard jealously the emblem of peace that Lagos is famous for. 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” the statement reads.
