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.
More details to come.
