In a bid to ensure the conduct of free, fair and credible bye-elections into the Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe 11 Constituency of the Lagos State House of Assembly, taking place today,
The Lagos state police command has declared that movement will be restricted between 6am and 6pm.
The Commissioner of Police of Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, made the assertion, on Thursday, during deliberations with election monitoring officers deployed from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on strategies put in place to assist and monitor the elections in Lagos State.
The Command has also deployed Police personnel and other security agents to cover and provide security at the 1,928 polling units where elections will hold.
While warning the electorate and political aspirants to play according to the rules and provisions of the Electoral Act 2010,
He emphasised that no police aides or security agents will be allowed to escort their principals or any Very Important Personalities (VIPs) to polling units or on any movement while the elections last.
CP Odumosu reiterated that vehicular and pedestrian movement in and out of the affected Local Government Areas will be restricted during the elections but those on election duties, essential services and accredited domestic and foreign election observers will be allowed passage.
The affected Local Government Areas for the two legislative seats include Epe, Ibeju Lekki, Kosofe, Somolu and Ikorodu.