Lagos Police Command has explained why sympathisers of late Afrobeats artiste, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, were dispersed on Thursday at the Lekki tollgate with teargas canisters.
Gatekeepers News reports that following the mysterious death of the artiste, fans and supporters have taken to the streets to protest and mourn Mohbad.
Processions were held across the country to pay tribute to the late singer and demand justice.
On Thursday, a candlelight procession was held at the Muri Okunola Park in Lagos to honour Mohbad.
Participants in the procession include Davido, Zlatan, Falz, and other celebrities.
However, there were reports that another group of sympathisers who gathered at the Lekki tollgate were dispersed by the police.
Lagos Police Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the Lekki tollgate crowd was dispersed because the group had brought vehicular movement on the route to “a total standstill, leading to traffic build-up.”
Hundeyin, who posted on his official X account, said the police had agreed with the organisers of the procession that the event would end at “8 pm latest”.
The Command’s spokesman added that the organisers had also agreed that the Lekki tollgate “would be a no-go area”.
Hundeyin said, “It, however, became disconcerting that after the procession duly ended at Muri Okunola park as agreed, with the police providing optimal security all through, some persons started gathering at the Lekki Toll Gate with intent to manifest objectives extraneous to the #justiceforMohbad initiative.”
He added, “not a single live ammunition was fired” at the crowd, and they were forcefully disbanded after hours of “appeal” from the police and the procession organisers.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, hereby warns mischief makers that any person or group of persons found disturbing the peace of the state, under whatever guise, would be promptly arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Gatekeepers News reports the police said the autopsy has been completed, adding that the results are being awaited.
