#EndSars protests: Lagos State govt imposes 24 hour curfew

The Lagos state government has imposed a 24 hour curfew on the state. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement said only essential service providers and first responders must be found on the streets.

Below is the governor’s statement… “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.”