The Lagos State Police Command has clarified the speculations and allegations that surrounded the presence of its officers at the venue of the botched African Democratic Congress’ (ADC) rally in Alimosho Local Government Area of the state.
NPO Reported that the police had yesterday sealed the venue of the planned ADC rally with heavy security presence across the local government.
This was just as thugs also disrupted the rally after ADC leaders and members attempted to activate a second plan after the original place was sealed up.
As captured in videos shared on Facebook, the venue of rally slated to hold on Sunday was heavily guarded by policemen with their patrol vehicles.
Some supporters of the party however held their ground as they loitered around the venue until the arrival of the 2023 Labour Party’s Lagos Governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.
While Rhodes-Vivour had ensued for calm, a member of the planning committee disclosed that they had submitted letter of notification about the usage of the venue since the past three days which is yet to be approved.
The heavy presence of the police officers at the venue had raised speculations and allegations of being deployed to Alimosho under the influence of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to prevent the ADC from holding the event.
Reacting in a statement issued by the Command’s Deputy spokesperson, DSP Babaseyi Oluseyi, the police dismissed the allegations, labelling it as completely false and misleading.
Babaseyi however explained that the Command had only deployed the joint police teams to curtail any disturbance of public peace and safety.
This, he maintained, is part of the constitutional mandates of the police in the maintenance of law and order, protection of lives and property, and ensuring public peace across Lagos State.
The Deputy spokesperson further stated that the officers from the Command were never deployed to provide cover to any of the political party members to attack members of the opposite political party.
The statement read; “The Lagos State Police Command has distanced the Police personnel of the command from insinuations linking it to party politics and political issues in Lagos State.
“The allegations by a section of a Political Party of the Police Personnel supporting one Political Party against the other is completely false, misleading and a disservice to the Lagos State Police Command.
“The Command deployed joint Police teams of conventional Police,the tactical squads and anti-riot Police units to patrol the entire area of ALIMOSHO LGA and other parts of Lagos State for Crime Prevention and Control, and to nip in the bud any likely disturbance of public peace and safety throughout the State.
“The deployment which started from the 4th September, 2025 throughout today and beyond is aimed to protect the citizenry, lives and property of the people of the affected area and remove the fear of crime from the minds of the people, and these are clearly parts of the constitutional mandates of the NPF in the maintenance of law and order, protection of lives and property, and ensuring public peace across Lagos State.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Command wishes to categorically state that, up till now there was no any complaint or report by any Political party or any individuals at any Police Station anywhere in ALIMOSHO LGA or any other Police formation throughout Lagos State regarding any attack or counter attack on any person or group of persons or on property throughout ALIMOSHO LGA or in any other location in Lagos State.
“The Police teams deployed out were very professional and polite, they provided adequate security and protection to all and are non-partisan.
“At no time were Police officers from the Lagos State Police Command provided cover to any of the Political Party member(s) to attack members of the opposite Political Party as claimed in the report.
“The Police will continue to remain neutral, impartial and very professional, with no alignment to any political interest but strictly to its constitutional responsibilities of maintenance of law and order in the State.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Olohundare Jimoh, who operates an open-door policy, urges political stakeholders and residents to channel genuine complaints to the Police rather than resorting to mischief and blackmail to mislead the public.
“He assures that all credible complaints will be promptly and fairly addressed.
“The Commissioner of Police further appeals to Lagosians to remain law-abiding and go about their duties and other responsibilities without fear or apprehension, as the entire State is peaceful, while reiterating the Command’s commitment to fairness, professionalism, and integrity in the collective interest of safety and security of the good people of Lagos state.”
