Lagos State Police Command has warned against any gathering, in any guise, attempting to commemorate the annual celebration (Boogie-Night) of the Neo Black Movement of Africa a.k.a Black Axe today July 7, 2021, just as it has put its officers and men on red alert.
This was in its bid to curtail cult-related activities and forestall any possible breakdown of law and order.
In a statement issued, the command’s police image-maker, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the police command, based on available and processed intelligence at its disposal, had deemed it necessary to warn the group to desist from any celebration to commemorate the day, and had put measures in place “to fortify the state against any unlawful gathering, procession, lawlessness and possible breakdown of law and order in Lagos State.”
The PPRO said that the command reiterated its warning to “any group of persons under any nomenclature, particularly members of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, a.k.a Black Axe, to steer clear of Lagos State, as the police and other security agencies are prepared to go after and deal with them within the ambits of the law.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, while directing the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Tactical Units to monitor the activities of cultists and intensify patrols across the state, reiterates the command’s zero tolerance for cultism and other social vices.
“The Commissioner of Police therefore appeals to the general public, especially parents and guardians, to monitor and discourage their children and wards from engaging in any unlawful group and criminal acts, as the long arm of the law will definitely catch up with any criminal.”
