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This exactly sounds like terrorists who want to take over Lagos....smh pic.twitter.com/xfXjGibgnN

— Souljah (@jeffphilips1) March 6, 2023

2023 ELECTIONS: POLICE WARN FAKE NEWS PURVEYORS AND MISCHIEF-MAKERS

- Reassure electorate of optimal security

The Lagos State Police Command is not unaware of malicious, inciting, provocative and seditious contents being circulated all over the social media with intent to cause panic, disharmony and unrest within Lagos State.

While the Command has begun investigating this scaremongering with a view to apprehending and prosecuting those found culpable, the good people and residents of Lagos State are urged to disregard all forms of messages, especially on social media depicting fictitious, fallacious and preposterous claims aimed at jeopardizing the peace currently being enjoyed in the state.

As the second phase of elections approach, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, once again assures the electorate that the Command has fully deployed its human and operational resources in conjunction with sister security agencies to ensure free, fair and credible elections. Voters are therefore encouraged to come out to exercise their franchise and not succumb to the panic tactics of a few unpatriotic elements masquerading as concerned and well intentioned Nigerians on social media.

It is equally imperative to warn against mischief around the polling units and collation centers and beyond, as anyone found culpable will be promptly arrested and dealt with in accordance with the law.

Meanwhile, Lagosians are enjoined to call the Police should they notice any untoward happening around them on any of the following emergency numbers: 08127155132, 08065154338, 08063299264, 08039344870.

SP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, anipr, mipra
Police Public Relations Officer,
Lagos State Command,
Ikeja-Lagos.

March 6, 2023.

Happened at Enugu province in Biafraland Monday by zoo Unknown gunmen.. pic.twitter.com/qQykozt0bU

— innocent (@innocen87899147) March 6, 2023

BREAKING NEWS:

Some unknown gunmen @ttack/Burn keke, mini bus and Sienna transporters in Abakpa Enugu state living one transport driver de@d this happened early Monday morning by 5 Am 6/3/2023

Mazi Somtochukwu reporting for IPOB Enugwu state Media Team

BREAKING NEWS, THIS MORNING 6-03-2023**THIS IS PART OF WHAT HAPPENED AT ABAKPA THIS MORNING,2 SEINA CARS WITH 5 KEKE TRYCYCLE BURNT AT LIBERTY BUS-STOP,1 JEEP AND OTHER CAR BURNT AT HARMONY ROAD FROM NIKE LAKE HOTEL TO ADORATION AND ANOTHER ONE BURNT AT T-JUNCTION AREA,BUT ABAKPA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJYrtM9GZn8

BREAKING NEWS, THIS MORNING 6-03-2023**THIS IS PART OF WHAT HAPPENED AT ABAKPA THIS MORNING,2 SEINA CARS WITH 5 KEKE TRYCYCLE BURNT AT LIBERTY BUS-STOP,1 JEEP AND OTHER CAR BURNT AT HARMONY ROAD FROM NIKE LAKE HOTEL TO ADORATION AND ANOTHER ONE BURNT AT T-JUNCTION AREA,BUT ABAKPA pic.twitter.com/dQ4Nqr8Rq7

— TYGARJAMAC (@tygarjamac) March 6, 2023

Sit-At-Home: Hoodlums Reportedly Kill One, Burn 7 Vehicles In Enugu

Some hoodlums reportedly enforcing Monday’s sit-at-home have killed a yet-to-be-identified person and burnt two Sienna minivans and five commercial tricycles popularly called Keke Napep in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria.

The incident occurred in Abakpa in the Enugu East local government area of the state, according to Daily Independent.

Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, at Liberty Bus stop, Abakpa.

The armed men, according to the report, stormed the ever-busy bus stop at about 5.30 am, shooting indiscriminately to scare away the residents who were coming out of their houses for the day’s activities.

It was learnt that in the process, two Toyota Sienna minivans and tricycles whose owners had positioned to convey passengers from the area were burnt by the hoodlums.

The gunmen were said to have moved to the popular T-junction where they attempted to force an elderly man out of his car but ended up burning him along with the vehicle.

“They stopped the man and commanded him to step out of the car, the man resisted and that made the gunmen open the fuel tank, shot into the tank making the car to go up in flames with the man inside,” said an eyewitness, who added that the man was burnt to death.

SaharaReporters reports that residents of Enugu State following violent attacks on businesses have continued to obey the sit-at-home order.

The Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had since cancelled the sit-at-home observed in the Southeast states every Monday, saying such restrictions would be observed only on days Kanu would appear in court but Finland-based factional leader of the group, Simon Ekpa, has continued to order his armed gangs to enforce the order.