As the OBIdients mobilise for their “#Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally” proposed for Lagos on Saturday, October 1, the Lagos State Police Command  says no rally will be tolerated at the Lekki Toll Gate

The Police  in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday stated:  “It has become imperative to reemphasise that no form of rally whatsoever will be allowed at the Lekki Toll gate tomorrow.

“This emphasis has become necessary to enlighten Nigerians that might be misled into converging at the toll gate.

“A court of competent jurisdiction has ruled that no person is allowed to converge at the Lekki Toll gate for whatever reason, he said.

Dailyledger.com.ng reports that the  Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on  Wednesday held that the Labour Party had a right to hold its rally in four places excluding  the Lekki toll gate.

Justice Daniel Osiagor, who made the order said:  “The 1st to 4th  Respondents  (Labour Party; Peter Obi; Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed; and Julius Abure)  should not converge at the toll gate gate. They can pass through Falomo but not to assemble there,” 

Hundeyin averred that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi has warned that anyone who disobeyed the court order would be prosecuted.

“In conformity with its mandate to protect life and property, CP Alabi, will leave no stone unturned in ensuring total compliance with the court order and an emplacement of adequate security in the state.

“While the Command is not averse to the peoples’ right to freedom of assembly and association; and expression, the Command will equally live up to its mandate of ensuring that no person or group of persons is allowed to infringe on the fundamental human rights of others. especially rights to freedom of movement and right to dignity of human persons.

“The warning therefore goes that anyone found flouting the court order or infringing on the rights of other Nigerians will be dealt with in accordance with the law.”

According to the spokesperson, the CP enjoins all peace loving persons to go about their lawful duties without fear of harassment or intimidation, as adequate security have been deployed to ensure the safety of Nigerians.

Alabi, he said, had reiterated that adequate security assets had been strategically deployed to ensure the safety and security of Nigerians at designated rally venues and across the state at large.