Lagos police denies accusation of invading CDHR office

The claim that members of the Lagos State Police Command broke into the Ikeja, Lagos office of the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights, CDHR, has been denied by the Lagos Police Command. 

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the Lagos Police Command, made this announcement on Saturday on his X Twitter.

In a statement released on Friday, CDHR National President Comrade Debo Adeniran and National Publicity Secretary Comrade Idris Olayinka said that police officers had besieged their offices, according to Naija News.

The statement went on to say that the siege amounted to a flagrant infringement on the freedoms of speech and peaceful assembly.

But according to Hundeyin, cops were seen near the CDHR office and never broke into the event. He continued by saying that the cops did not disturb the human rights organization's symposium that was taking place in the office.

"The police were present around the venue but at no point did the police invade the venue or stop anyone from gaining access to the venue. The symposium held without any form of hindrance and under adequate security provided by the police and other security agencies.

“We have seen pictures from the CDHR itself of police officers meters away from the building but are yet to see pictures of any invasion or obstruction.

“There was no invasion! We even provided security for their procession from Adeniyi Jones to Alausa,” the statement read.