Breaking: Sanwo-Olu Extends Lagos Curfew To 72 Hours

Breaking: Sanwo-Olu Extends Lagos Curfew To 72 Hours

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended an already existing 24-hour curfew in the state to 72-hour.

It would be recalled that the Governor on Tuesday afternoon imposed a 24-hour curfew the quell the violence in the state by hoodlums amid #EndSARS protest.

He 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 4pm today, 20th October,2020. Nobody, except essential service providers and first responders must be found on the streets.

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Sanwo-Olu has now made the new announcement on Wednesday in a live broadcast.

The development follows the growing violence in different parts of Lagos, despite the 24-hour curfew imposed on every parts of the state.

There are reports of attack on many bus parks, shopping malls, media houses and even the Governor’s family house in Surulere.