Lagos Relaxes Curfew, Now 8pm To 6am

Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has again reviewed the curfew imposed on the state to curb the civil unrest in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality.

Sanwo-Olu had eased the 24-hour curfew on Friday to start from 6pm to 8am.

Governor Sanwo-Olu inaugurates Community Policing Committee to make Lagos state safer 1
Governor Sanwo-Olu inaugurates Community Policing Committee to make Lagos state safer 1

But in a notice on Sunday evening by his Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, the governor said the curfew time is now between the hours of 8pm and 6am, meaning that residents can go out by 6am and return home before 8pm.

The commissioner stated, “The curfew in Lagos State has been reviewed. Restriction time is now 8 pm to 6 am.

“Lagosians are enjoined to plan their journey times as they go about their lawful businesses. All schools remain shut till further notice.”

Meanwhile, members of the Federal Executive Council from the South-West zone and governors in the zone visited Sanwo-Olu on Sunday.

The governors and the ministers were in Lagos to commiserate with Sanwo-Olu over the large-scale destruction of public and private facilities by hoodlums who had hijacked the #EndSARS protests.

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