Police Denies Raid Rumor on Val, Election Eve in Lagos

An earlier scare of possible arrest of people moving about from 8pm in Lagos seems most unlikely.

Clearing the air on the rumour, the Lagos State Police Command has denied the story that it will carry out general raiding in the state on Thursday and Friday before elections.

The Police Spokesman for the command, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Chike Oti, said on Thursday that they have no intention of carrying out any raids in Lagos state.

He explained further that, “the writer went further to warn people not to keep late nights on the aforementioned days due to the so called ‘raid’.

“In view of the development, the Command wishes to unequivocally state that the information did not emanate from it and should be regarded as untrue and people should go about their lawful businesses,” Oti said in a statement.

He said the commissioner had assured Lagosians of adequate security before, during and after the elections, advising all residents to come out en masse without fear of intimidation and exercise their franchise.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria  30,000 security personnel would be deployed for the elections in Lagos State.

The security operatives are a combination of the Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Road Safety Corps, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Department of State Services, Nigerian Prisons Service and the Military.