By Williams Anuku, Abuja
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lagos as criminals and miscreants now hide under the umbrella of EndSARS protests to unleash mayhem on innocent residents of the state.
Sanwo-Olu, who issued the order on Tuesday said: “I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society. Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests to unleash mayhem on our state.
“As a government that is alive to its responsibility and has shown a commitment to the movement #ENDSARS, we will not watch and allow anarchy in our dear state.
” I, therefore, hereby impose a 24-hour curfew on all parts of the State as from 4 pm today, 20th October 2020. Nobody, except essential service providers and first responders, must be found on the streets.”
