File: Policemen at a protest
The Police Command in Lagos State has assured residents that the state remains safe and calm in spite of reports of protests in some parts of the country.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, gave the assurance while addressing journalists during the Show of Force by the command on Monday in Ikeja.
Jimoh said that the exercise was part of efforts to reassure residents of their safety and to demonstrate the readiness of the command to maintain peace and order across the state.
He explained that the command had made strategic deployments to all flashpoints where protests had previously occurred, including the Lekki Toll Gate, Ojota, Maryland, Gani Fawehinmi Park, and other key areas across the metropolis. Punch
