By The Nigerian Police Force, Lagos State Command, has said officials of the West African Examination Council and candidates involved in the ongoing WASSCE for private candidates will be exempted from the restriction order on Saturday, December 5, 2020.
The police had initially announced a restriction of movement ahead of the rescheduled Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe 11 Constituency, Lagos State House of Assembly bye-elections, slated to hold between 6am and 6pm on the election day. The affected Local Government Areas are Epe, Ibeju Lekki, Kosofe, Somolu and Ikorodu.
This was contained in a statement, on Friday, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Hakeem Odumosu, made the declaration after consulting with relevant stakeholders on the need to consider the concerned officials and candidates.
The statement partly read: “CP Hakeem Odumosu however stated categorically that according to the clarification made available to the police by WAEC on means of identification, the concerned WAEC staff will be identified by their staff Identification cards, while supervisors must be in possession of their appointment letters from WAEC or Identification cards and examination mail bags. The candidates will be identified by their photo cards which contain their names, passport photographs and subject details.
“The police boss therefore urged those exempted to be law-abiding, orderly and courteuos while in contact and relating with security operatives in the course of their movement during the restriction period.”
