Lagos Bye elections: Police exempt WAEC officials, candidates from restriction order

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The Lagos State Police Command has exempted  officials of the  West African Examinations Council (WAEC)  and candidates taking  the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates scheduled to hold tomorrow, 5th December, 2020, from the restriction of movement order between 6am and 6pm.

The police have restricted movement in five local governments due to the bye elections of the Lagos East Senatorial District and Kosofe 11 Constituency of the Lagos State House of Assembly slated for Saturday 5th December, 2020.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu, said the decision was reached after due consultation with relevant stakeholders on the need to consider such exemption for the concerned officials and candidates.

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The affected local government areas for the bye elections are Epe, Ibeju Lekki, Kosofe, Somolu and Ikorodu.

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The CP however stated categorically that 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.

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In the same vein, the candidates will be identified by their photo cards which contain their names, passport photographs and subject details.

He  urged those exempted to be law-abiding, orderly and courteous while in contact and relating with security operatives in the course of their movement during the restriction period.

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