Lagos LG Election: Police Announce 12-Hour Movement Restriction, Excludes Some Sets of Persons

By: Israel Adeleke

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that the Lagos State police command has announced a 12-hour movement restriction across the state for the local government election which will hold on Saturday, excluding some set of individuals.

OTN News further reports that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, who made this announced in a statement released, said that the movement restriction will begin in the early hours of the day.

OTN News observes that in the statement, the command said the “total restriction of vehicular movement throughout Lagos State” will be “from 3 am on Saturday, 12th July, 2025 till 3 pm of the same Saturday, 12th July, 2025”.

“The restriction of vehicular movement will apply to all roads and waterways within Lagos State jurisdiction,” the statement added.

However, some sets of persons were excluded from the restriction on movement, the statement noted, “Essential services such as those on medical emergency, and other emergency responders and their workers, the duly accredited officials of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), and accredited election observers and media practitioners on election coverage accredited by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC).

“IDENTIFICATION TAGS: All the security agencies personnel and other stakeholders, including the media and election observers accredited by LASEIC for the election, will have and wear their identification tags certified by LASEIC throughout the election.”

READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW:

SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE JULY 12TH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION IN LAGOS STATE. 

MASSIVE DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL OF OTHER SECURITY AND SAFETY AGENCIES UNDER THE INTERAGENCY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON ELECTION SECURITY (ICCES) THROUGHOUT ALL THE POLLING UNITS AND COLLATION CENTERS IN THE 20LGAs AND 37LCDAs ALREADY COMPLETED AND RESTRICTION OF VEHICULAR MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT LAGOS STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURITY AND SAFETY DURING THE LAGOS STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS SCHEDULED TO HOLD ON SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2025.

The Lagos State Police Command wishes to inform the general public in Lagos State, that an elaborate security arrangements and comprehensive security measures have been put in place to ensure security, safety, peaceful and orderly conduct of the Local Government Elections scheduled for Saturday, July 12, 2025 in the 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs.

(2)To this end, the Lagos State Police Command in full agreement with the other security and safety agencies complimenting the Police under the Interagency Consultative Consultative Committee on Elections Security (ICCES) in Lagos State and other critical stakeholders in the election, putting into cognizance foremost Public interest to enable adequate security, peaceful conduct and safety before, during and after the election, and also to effectively implement the robust security arrangements to protect and safeguard the election, the electorates, LASEIC officials and adhoc staff and electoral processes and other members of public not participating in the election, hereby wishes to announce and inform the the general public in Lagos State of total restriction of vehicular movement throughout Lagos State from 3 am on Saturday 12th July, 2025 till 3 pm of same Saturday 12th July, 2025.

This restriction will be strictly enforced across the entirety of Lagos State. The restriction of vehicular movement will apply to all roads and waterways within Lagos State jurisdiction.

(3) In compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, the following additional measures have been put in place as follows:

(i) Prohibition on Armed Escorts and Security aides in the polling units and collation centers: Police escorts and Armed Security aides are strictly prohibited from accompanying their principals to polling units or collation centers. This measure is to prevent any undue influence or intimidation during the election.

(ii) Ban on indiscriminate use of Sirens and covered number plates: The use of sirens at or in the vicinity of polling units and collation centers is prohibited. Furthermore, only vehicles designated for essential services, such as ambulances.