The commissioner of police in Lagos State, Mr Zubairu Muazu, has said that Igbo and other ethnic groups in the state are safe to go about their normal businesses.
Muazu gave the assurance on Thursday while briefing newsmen on the update of security situation in the state ahead of the governorship election of March 9.
According to Muazu, one serious issue the command is contending with is the menace of fake news circulated on social media, about an alleged plan to attack Igbo traders in Lagos.
The commissioner, however, warned those he described as initiators and distributors of fake news to stop causing unnecessary tension.
He said that the command had provided adequate security for all Igbo and other persons in Lagos State. “Let me re-emphasis that Lagos State is peaceful and Lagosians are peace-loving people. “There is no tribe or community under threat in any part of the state. Our patrol and surveillance are intensified.
“We have reviewed and redoubled our strategies to ensure peaceful conduct of Governorship and State House Assembly Elections come March 9.
“I call on Lagosians to support the police to serve them better by being vigilant and report any suspicious movement or persons to the police.
“Let me use this medium to sound a big warning to initiators and distributors of fake news. We will identify you, isolate you and bring you to justice.
“To good people of Lagos State, do not just believe everything you see on the social media, you are free to always verify such information from us,’’ he said.
