Ahead of the forthcoming local government election in Lagos State, the state’s police command on Wednesday announced that there would be a total restriction of all vehicular movement from 3 am on Saturday, July 12, until 3 pm the same day. The restriction, according to a statement by the spokesman of the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, would apply to all roads and waterways across the state. The command also prohibited armed escorts and security aides in the polling units and collation centres across the state. It also declared that the indiscriminate use of sirens and covered number plates are prohibited. “Police escorts and armed security aides are strictly prohibited from accompanying their principals to polling units or collation centers. This measure is to prevent any undue influence or intimidation during the election. “The use of sirens at or in the vicinity of polling units and collation centers is prohibited. Furthermore, only vehicles designated for essential services such as ambulances”, the statement added. The command, however, clarified that observers and media practitioners on election coverage, who are accredited by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, are exempt from the vehicular restriction. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday