Six Persons Arrested For Destroying Campaign Posters

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

The Anti Crime patrol team of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja Division, at about 0230hrs of December 9, 2018, arrested six young men, namely, Olagokun Odunayo, Kool-kloud Henry, Ugaju Joseph, Damilola Omidiji, Michael Kate and Banwo Olagokun, of TAKE IT BACK Movement, while tearing posters of other political parties and replacing them with that of African Action Congress (AAC) contrary to Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) laws that forbade advertisers from pasting posters at no other hour than the day time. 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that this was disclosed by the PPRO, CSP Chike Oti, on behalf of the Lagos State Commissioner of the Police, Mr. Imohimi Edgal.
Recall that an agreement was reached to the effect that no political party should undertake the defacing of campaign posters of other political parties or the destruction of their billboards, at a meeting held at the Police Officers Mess, GRA, Ikeja, on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, tagged Security and Stakeholders meeting involving the INEC, Chairmen of all political parties in the state and their flag bearers, chaired by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi.

The following exhibits were recovered from the suspects: posters bearing the picture of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, (AAC) Mr. Sowore, brushes, buckets containing gums and turn off posters of other political parties.

The CP has directed that the suspects be charged to court for malicious damage and conduct likely to cause breach of the public peace to serve as a deterrent to others.