Sanwo-Olu, Aregbesola, others seek use of non-lethal weapons, designated areas for Protests

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingiyadi and other stakeholders yesterday stressed the need for the acquisition of crowd control equipment and non-lethal weapons for management of civil protests and demonstrations.

The stakeholders spoke yesterday, at the Lagos State Governments stakeholders’ engagement on internal security and conflict resolution across the country held at the State’s Secretariat, Adeyemi Bero Auditorium. They called for the restructuring of the police force to reflect true federalism, and also advocated for the use of designated special areas as protest arena for citizens to express dissent while not impeding the rights of others.

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