Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, said the command will not let the planned protest to be led by popular singer, Mr Innocent Idibia to hold in the metropolis.  

Owoseni said intelligence reports indicated that criminals might hijack the process to wreak havoc in Lagos.

He said: “Information reaching us revealed that some hoodlums are planning to hijack the peaceful protest and at such, we won’t allow it to hold in Lagos. We know that Tuface does not have the capacity to contain such a crowd and we will not fold our hands and watch while things go out of hand,” Owoseni said.

According to him, “no matter how good an intention is, hoodlums would always find a way to harass, rob and attack innocent members of the public who may wish to go about their lawful duties.

Owoseni had earlier said, the protest planners had not officially notified the police of their plan, stressing that the police encourage civil society groups to inform the force anytime they want to stage a protest because of their safety and that of others, as hoodlums seize such opportunities to perpetrate evil. The Police, therefore, threatened to arrest the singer if he dares hold the protest.

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