Lagos CP declares Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge Safe, warns fake news monger
Tobi Adetunji
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP Hakeem Odumosu has declared the Lekki-ikoyi link brigde no security threat zone and warn social media and news agency peddling mischievous information about the area to desist from such.
The Police boss said it is pertinent “to allay the fears of the general public, particularly Lagosians on the trending fake news that Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge has become a kidnappers’ den and security threat to people who live around the axis and those plying the route.”
In a statement by the Lagos State Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made available to Nigerian Newsdirect.
Odumosu decry the misleading news been circulated repeatedly on the social media about the axis, depicting it as an Haven of criminality. He debunk such fallacious assumption and assured the resident of the area and Lagosian at large of safety.
He said, “the command wishes to state categorically that no kidnapping or information about kidnapping incident in the area has been recorded by the command, either on Saturday, as being speculated, or before then.
“Contrary to the rumours being peddled by mischief makers for reasons best known to them. The link bridge has ever felt heavy presence of the police as the Rapid Response Squad’s team and operatives attached to Ikoyi Division have 24 hour pin down point and a makeshift structure as operational room at a strategic location along the bridge plus the deployment of one serviceable Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) to solidity the security arrangement of the area.”
“He appealed to the general public to disregard the news and move freely on all roads and in all areas of Lagos State as no road or area has been declared a “No Go Area” in the state.
“The police boss also reaffirmed that adequate deployment has been done to fortify security, both covert and overt, across the length and breadth of Lagos State.”
He however warned mischief makers and those peddling fake news to desist or be made to face full wrath of the law.
He reminded them that sharing or peddling fake news and information on social media platforms is tantamount to gross violation of the provisions of the extant laws of the land and it is hereby criminal.
