Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode, reassures Lagosians not to worry about their safety, following the incident in Mile 12.
Below is his address at a press conference.
Yesterday there was a dispute between members of the Mile 12 Community in Ketu. The Police and other security services were called in to restore calm and order in the community and the dispute appeared to have subsided. Today, some miscreants and criminal elements have exploited that dispute to cause a breakdown of law and order within the area.
I have been assured by the Commissioner of Police and other security agencies who are on ground at the scene that the situation has been substantially brought under control.
In order to further restore calm, I have ordered that mile 12 market be temporarily closed and urge traders, community leaders and other stakeholders to eschew violence and be calm and law abiding. I have also ordered a temporary restriction of movement within the following streets:
1. Oniyanri Street
2. Maidan Street
3. Agiliti 1
4. Agiliti 2
Let me assure Lagosians that the state is home to every tribe and ethnic group and nobody should give this disturbance any ethnic coloration whatsoever. Every law abiding citizen should go about their business.
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