BREAKING:#ENDSARS: Sanwo-Olu imposes 24-hour curfew on Lagos
Barely 24 hours after Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki imposed a 24-hour curfew on Edo State his colleague in Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has slammed a 24-hour curfew on Lagos beginning from 4pm on Tuesday, October 20.
In a broadcast to Lagosians on Tuesday, Governor Sanwo-Olu said he had watched with shock as what began as a peaceful protest had degenerated into a monster threatening the well-being of the state.
” 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,” Governor Sanwo-Olu.