Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a 24 hour curfew in Lagos from 4pm today till further notice.
The curfew he said in a terse statement today is as a result of the degeneration of the youth protests into,” a monster that us threatening the peace of the well being of our society”.
Full statement below:
Dear Lagosians,
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 4pm today, 20th October,2020.Nobody, except essential service providers and first responders must be found on the streets.
Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Governor, Lagos State
