Lagos Government Dispatches RRS, Taskforce To Streets Ahead Of Protest

The Lagos State Government has deployed men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) to the streets in preparation for the nationwide hunger and hardship protests scheduled to begin on August 1.

A significant number of police officers from the RRS and Task Force were observed patrolling streets throughout the state on Wednesday.

The operation started in Alausa, Ikeja, and continued through the old Tollgate, Ojota, Ogudu, and Iyana Oworo, reaching the 3rd Mainland Bridge area.

Some officers were also seen matching through Lekki streets to the Lekki Tollgate area.

This is as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume on Wednesday, called on Nigerians not to embark on the planned nationwide protests amid the economic crisis in the land.

Akume who made the call during a press briefing in Abuja, said President Bola Tinubu’s administration, is making concerted efforts to solve the myriads of challenges confronting the nation.