Barely six days to the April general elections, the Lagos State
Police command and
other security agencies charged with the responsibility of ensuring a
violence free elections, embarked
on a ‘show of force’ Sunday , apparently to send warning signal to
would- be trouble makers, in the state.
The security personnel comprising policemen, Army, Navy, Airforce ,
NAFDAC operatives
and other paramilitary agents, were seen on motorbikes, patrol vans, Armour
Personnel Carriers(APC’s) in most areas of the state .
Violence prone areas like Mushin,
Idi-Araba, Agege, Ajegunle amongst others had larger concentration of
the personnel.
the Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer, Samuel Jinadu said the exercise was aimed at
deterring criminals
from criminal activities as the elections draws closer
' it was also to show the level of
preparedness by the security agents in combating those who will want
to cause trouble before, during, and after the election
The blaring of siring by the security personnel took residents of most areas
by surprise, as some of them initially mistook their presence for a distress
response of robbery operation.
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