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POLICE ASSURE RESIDENTS OF SECURITY OVER ALLEGED PLANNED DISRUPTION ON THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE

The Lagos State Police Command is aware of information circulating regarding a planned disruption on the Third Mainland Bridge by some youths in the Oworonshoki area. The Command wishes to assure the public that adequate security measures have been put in place to maintain law and order across the state.

Our officers are fully deployed to ensure the safety of all road users and to prevent any form of obstruction or breach of the peace. Members of the public are therefore advised to go about their lawful activities without fear and to cooperate with security personnel carrying out their duties.

The Command remains steadfast in its commitment to protecting lives and property, and to ensuring the free flow of traffic across Lagos State.

SP ABIMBOLA ADEBISI, anipr, mipra,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR: THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
LAGOS STATE COMMAND, IKEJA.

27TH OCTOBER, 2025.

https://x.com/LagosPoliceNG/status/1982651909761909207?

This notice has been circulating on WhatsApp, Twitter and other platforms in the past 24 hours.

NOTICE! NOTICE!! NOTICE!!!

Please for those that have planned to work tomorrow morning (Monday 27th October, 2025) be informed that you should plan your route inward island and inward mainland because Oworonshoki youths are planning to lockdown the THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE in respect to the protest against the Demolition going on In Oworonshoki community. Please be guided.

Signed by
OWORONSHOKI YOUTH EXCOS

naptu2:
This notice has been circulating on WhatsApp, Twitter and other platforms in the past 24 hours.

Wow. Just hearing about this development. @Naptu, could you shed more light on this. Tnx

Nigerians are solidly behind whatever the youths are planning to do.

Who is this uncouth irresponsible kid. Will you grow up and stop being silly this morning!

Go get something doing ok.. Nonsense!

AqualinaXYZ:
Make them fall the bridge



After all it was built with South South oil money



Ewedu money no fit build bridge

The drug baron should warn his urchins to desist from disturbing peaceful Lagosians.

Orlandoo:
Nigerians are solidly behind whatever the youths are planning to do.

You mean iPOB and UGM ? Well, the security forces are ready too.

We have learned our lessons from the End Sars protest and will never allow proscribed Terrorist Organization from infiltrating any protests in our region again.

Any bitter non-indigene that wants to protest must do so in their own region.

Saturnalia:
You mean iPOB and UGM ? Well, the security forces are ready too.

We have learned our lessons from the End Sars protest and will never allow proscribed Terrorist Organization from infiltrating any protests in our region again.

Any bitter non-indigene that wants to protest must do so in their own region.

Na only Igbos do End sars protest for Lagos? Una oppressors really used end sars to achieve divide and rule for that side oooo.

commoditiesnig:
Who is this uncouth irresponsible kid. Will you grow up and stop being silly this morning.

Go get something doing ok.. Nonsense!

You can't blame him. A hungry man is an angry man.

This is why the government has to create an enabling environment for youth to thrive.

If the youths are adequately engaged and productive, comments like that would reduced drastically online.

Saturnalia:
You mean iPOB and UGM ? Well, the security forces are ready too.

We have learned our lessons from the End Sars protest and will never allow proscribed Terrorist Organization from infiltrating any protests in our region again.

Any bitter non-indigene that wants to protest must do so in their own region.

Comments like this should be banned... so as the moniker...this is a pure tribalist statement... every citizen ha rge right to protest anywhere....when it comes to collection of tax , u will not say that they should go and pay it in their state of origin....u will will collect it ti develop the state and steal some...but when they wanna exercise their rights in same state , u will stay they should leave

Cc seun Nlfpmod dominique Obinoscopy mukina2

Saturnalia:
You mean iPOB and UGM ? Well, the security forces are ready too.

We have learned our lessons from the End Sars protest and will never allow proscribed Terrorist Organization from infiltrating any protests in our region again.

Any bitter non-indigene that wants to protest must do so in their own region.

Cowards die many times before their actual death. Oworonshoki youths are planning to protest against injustice in their domain, and one otu is here mentioning IPOB and UGM.

Saturnalia:
You mean iPOB and UGM ? Well, the security forces are ready too.

We have learned our lessons from the End Sars protest and will never allow proscribed Terrorist Organization from infiltrating any protests in our region again.

Any bitter non-indigene that wants to protest must do so in their own region.

Well I doubt ipob and ugm are behind this

What happened was that houses in the area were demolished despite a court order restraining the state government from doing so.

No wonder people are angry. You would be too if you were affected

cr7lomo:
Comments like this should be banned... so as the moniker...this is a pure tribalist statement... every citizen ha rge right to protest anywhere....when it comes to collection of tax , u will not say that they should go and pay it in their state of origin....u will will collect it ti develop the state and steal some...but when they wanna exercise their rights in same state , u will stay they should leave

Cc seun Nlfpmod dominique Obinoscopy mukina2

The people you are mentioning to take action are part of 'em.

The Lagos State government has been demolishing peoples homes in Oworoshoki for the past two months.

commoditiesnig:
Wow. Just hearing about this development. @Naptu, could you shed more light on this. Tnx

30 minutes later, police will just stand on the opposite lane and boys will be collecting people on the other lane directly opposite them.


Believe Nigeria police at your own peril

AqualinaXYZ:
Make them fall the bridge



After all it was built with South South oil money



Ewedu money no fit build bridge

Really And you are not even from the SS that is just the funniest thing in the whole thing.

AqualinaXYZ:
Make them fall the bridge



After all it was built with South South oil money



Ewedu money no fit build bridge

People will allow these comment to fester from a loser but the moment you intend to return the favour by pounding the losers empty heads, they restrict you.

After destroying more than 70 houses on Saturday midnight despite the restraining court order on last week thursday compelling Lagos state government from carrying out any further demolition in the area they expect the youths not to be disturbed but to fold their hands.

I am yet to see a Lagos State Governor that has not engaged in the activity of demolishing buildings. It’s like when they get that position the next agenda is looking for houses to demolish.

AqualinaXYZ:
Make them fall the bridge



After all it was built with South South oil money



Ewedu money no fit build bridge

How did protest become destroy the bridge, the bridge has no tribe, it's useful for everyone, of course you don't love in Lagos so you don't care.

BTW, the protest should be taken to Governor's house, blocking the bridge is just making life difficult for your fellow man, the governor won't feel anything.

commoditiesnig:
Wow. Just hearing about this development. @Naptu, could you shed more light on this. Tnx

It was planned by the landlords of Oworonshoki environs to voice out their grievances over continuous demolition of their houses.
I spoke with my brother this morning whos house is about to be affected.
Many people has been rendered homeless and properties destroyed.
So pathetic.

faceless retards who benefited from the shanties and unapproved buildings marked for demolition are the ones sponsoring these ignorant and gullible folks to disrupt peace while their kith and kindred are somewhere cooling off in cozy areas .
education isn't a scam afterall.

You can't beat a child and expect the child not to cry

commoditiesnig:
Wow. Just hearing about this development. @Naptu, could you shed more light on this. Tnx

It's a long running and never ending story. Brigadier Raji Rasaki was military governor of Lagos from 1988 - 1992.

Lastly, the third mainland bridge.

Yes, a lot of people do not know that you were instrumental to the construction of the famous Third Mainland Bridge, tell us the full story

By the way, I am very much in support of what Governor Ambode did, by speaking up about his frustration concerning the Airport/Oshodi Expressway. Sometimes, you need to blackmail the Federal Government to get some of these things done. I did the same thing with the Third Mainland Bridge.

I remember General Babangida had come back from a trip and I had gone to receive him, despite the fact that we were using siren, it was tough passing through traffic because we passed through Yaba to Dodan Barracks.

So when we got there, I saluted and turned back. I could see that he was looking very unhappy. Akhigbe had tried with the issue but the next day, I went to Babangida and said, sir this traffic situation is bad, can you please let us sit down and discuss how to finish this bridge.

General (Mamman) Kotangora, who was the Minister of Works, said the end, that is the Oworonshoki side is a built up area and it will be impossible to navigate it. I said sir, can you please give me the map, they said it is with Julius Berger.

When I left there, I went to Julius Berger, I got the map, and in the process of checking that map, I saw the Coastal Road up till Calabar, that was how I began the Coastal Road. That map is there, we can still look at it. So I went to him and said, Sir I know this is a Federal Project but it is my people that are suffering, can we do this 50-50. If we can’t pay, you can take it from source.

That was how we then introduced the Development Levy, it was for the Third Mainland Project mainly. That was when Gani Fawehinmi took me to court. I was not bothered because I knew we were doing something that will benefit majority of Lagosians.

We then started work, we had got half of the way, I think that was around 1989, I believe I had just lost my wife. Babangida now said, there was no money. I said that is not possible. I told him, I have been to Abuja, I saw what is happening there, so I told him: the method you are using in Abuja, let us use it in Lagos, even if we are going to use oil to exchange for the funds because Lagos was too critical to the nation’s economy.

Bode Emmanuel used to be the Chairman of one of the construction companies, that is how we became close. I told him you are a Lagosian, please let your company continue the job, we are working on payments, I also called Julius Berger and gave them assurances. There was one Dafinone that also came to our rescue, we then also told Government to collect some of the money from source too.

That was why I was on that site every day to ensure that work was going on as scheduled.But we had a problem at Oworonshoki, one Baale and one Imam, came, they were complaining about the houses that were in the right of way, I told them, please this road is greater than all of us, nothing must stand in its way.

They were still complaining. I just kept quiet, I went to the Army Engineers, I think Ihejerika was in charge of the Army Engineers, I told them I want that place cleared for the road in 24 hours. I told them that they should clear everything on the path of the bridge on the weekend, so that they cannot go to court and stop us. Fadayomi was my Commissioner of Justice and Baba (Teslim) Elias was with us, I also went to Rotimi Williams, they said start the operation by Friday and before they can go to court on Monday, you have completed your operation. I loved that idea.

I was happy with the kind of advice I got . Just as we were talking, one man came in from Julius Berger, a very nice man that I worked closely with during the project.

He said, I should not use Army Engineers that there was another way we can do it, that if we use the Army, we will be blackmailed.I said I don’t care. We cleared the bridge area, there were no houses for many metres, but today, the plan was to allow space in case there is future expansion.

But today I have seen houses on both sides, when I noticed that Ambode was doing some work there, I thought he will bring down those houses, that is the difference between the civilian and military government. We do not care about re-election, we just get the job done.  When we cleared the place, off course, the people went to court, but the deed had been done and that was how Justice Esho used the word Executive Rascality, and you the media starting singing about it, but we did not let that disturb us. Today, we are all enjoying the Third Mainland Bridge.

http://www.ovationinternational.com/brigadier-general-raji-rasaki-rtd/

fixedhollies:
Na only Igbos do End sars protest for Lagos? Una oppressors really used end sars to achieve divide and rule for that side oooo.

Have you forgotten chinasa that burned brt buses under the instructions of Nnamdi Kanu who told them to kill and destroy (or do you need the video evidence)

And they carried out the instructions by killing police men. They also burned tvc down (do you need video evidence for that too). They were reporting their evil activities to Nnamdi Kanu live.

Then the grand patron of I p.ob (the lamba king) cashed in on the end sars to gather support for his destined-to-fail presidential ambition

Then one guy threatened to invite I p.ob to further unleash mayhem in Lagos.