Shelve Your Protest, Lagos Police Boss Begs NBA

The Lagos Police Command is begging the Ikeja Branch of the
Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, led by Adeshina Ogunlana to shelve
its planned mass protest scheduled for tomorrow.

The protest is in response to alledged assault of a member of
the branch by the SP Egbeyemi led taskforce.

A press release signed by the Command Spokesperson SP Chike Oti
said the planned protest is unnecessary.

The statement also raised alarm that intelligence report
indicates that some disgruntled elements are planning to torment
trouble in Lagos stating that such protest may be hijacked.

“The CP is deeply worried about the security implication of such
protest at this time when the resources of the Police command is
over stretched. Thus, it is expected that the NBA chairman whose
office is a shouting distance away from the CP’s office, should
have at least briefed him on the matter and indeed any issue of
interest to his association instead of planning a street protest
for a matter that could be resolved in the CP’s office without much
ado.

Moreso, the unit of the Police which the NBA has issues with and
indeed all operational Police units in the state are under the
command of the Commissioner of Police,” the statement read.

It advised that the NBA should explore all other peacefully
means to make their grievances known adding that the Command is
ready to investigate the alledged infractions by its men.

The Lagos Police Command is begging the Ikeja Branch of the
Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, led by Adeshina Ogunlana to shelve
its planned mass protest scheduled for tomorrow.

The protest is in response to alledged assault of a member of
the branch by the SP Egbeyemi led taskforce.

A press release signed by the Command Spokesperson SP Chike Oti
said the planned protest is unnecessary.

The statement also raised alarm that intelligence report
indicates that some disgruntled elements are planning to torment
trouble in Lagos stating that such protest may be hijacked.

“The CP is deeply worried about the security implication of such
protest at this time when the resources of the Police command is
over stretched. Thus, it is expected that the NBA chairman whose
office is a shouting distance away from the CP’s office, should
have at least briefed him on the matter and indeed any issue of
interest to his association instead of planning a street protest
for a matter that could be resolved in the CP’s office without much
ado.

Moreso, the unit of the Police which the NBA has issues with and
indeed all operational Police units in the state are under the
command of the Commissioner of Police,” the statement read.

It advised that the NBA should explore all other peacefully
means to make their grievances known adding that the Command is
ready to investigate the alledged infractions by its men.