2019: Police declare war on clashes, to hold politicians liable
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Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it would not tolerate clashes and street fights between political thugs in any part of the state.
Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal again warned politicians to control their supporters vowing to prosecute any politician whose supporters engaged in acts of violence, lawlessness.
Edgal spoke at a town hall security summit aimed at ensuring a violent free election in the state held in Lagos Island.
He said: “We cannot allow cultist groups to begin to fester hoping that they will receive patronage from politicians. Lagos is a cosmopolitan state, an elite environment so there is no room for thuggery in Lagos.
According to Edgal, cultism has assumed a frightening dimension in the state, recalling the recent killings at Ikorodu Road during a politician’s ‘Thank you tour.’
“As stakeholders we must not take the issue of cultism with levity because it has the potential to dislocate the peace that we experience across the state.
We will not allow people come from anywhere and heat up Lagos Island in the name of politics,” he re-emphasized.