Following the planned protest of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday assured Lagosians to go about their daily activities without fear.
The command said it has deployed “massive” patrol teams in every nook and cranny of the state to forestall the breakdown of law and order.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a chat with The PUNCH, said the Command received unconfirmed reports that aggrieved members of the union planned a protest in strategic places in the state.
“We cannot take chances. We have done massive deployment of police patrol teams to every nook and cranny including parks and garages in the state. There is no cause for alarm”, he was quoted to have said.
Thelagostimes recalls that the national body of the union, last Thursday, had suspended its Lagos State Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, following weeks of protracted conflict and leadership tussle.
Akinsanya subsequently announced his withdrawal and that of lieutenants from the union. He also directed them to stop issuing NURTW tickets at parks and garages.