Ciroma spoke on Wednesday in Abuja in reaction to the protest that paralysed activities in the nation’s capital.

He also said that no casualty was recorded, but noted that five vehicles were vandalised during protest.

“At the beginning, there were convergence of protesters at Berger Roundabout.

“Later, we discovered that the protesters were divided into two, those protesting against SARS and those against ending SARS.

“While we deployed our men to ensure law and order, these groups came into the arena, and before we knew it, there was hot exchanges between the groups.

“The timely intervention of our men prevented the situation from deteriorating,” he said.

He said the command had commenced investigation to determine what led to the clash that got many injured in the protest.

According to him, we have deployed quite a number of our men to the various parts of the city.

He called for calm to allow economic activities to return to normal in the territory.

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The commissioner debunked the report in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos.

“The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to reports that an #EndSARS protester was killed in Surulere. This is not true,’’ Omotoso said.

He explained that a group of hoodlums stormed the Anti-Kidnapping Unit at Hogan Bassey St. Surulere, to free two suspects standing trial for alleged kidnapping.

According to him, the hoodlums shot three officers, one of them, Insp. Erinfolami Ayodeji, unfortunately, died.

He identified the two other officers who were shot as Inspectors Ekein Joshua and Peter Agabi.

“The hoodlums, while escaping fired into the air and a bystander was hit, sadly, he also died.

“Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu commiserates with the families, who lost their loved ones and prays that God will strengthen them.

“Sanwo-Olu urges all those concerned to ensure that these protests do not degenerate further and create room for hoodlums who do not mean well for our society,’’’ the commissioner said.

Omotoso said that government was working with the police to ensure the restoration of peace that “Lagos has always been proud of.’’

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The condemnation is contained in a statement issued by SP Orlando Ikeokwu, the spokesman for the Police Command in Imo on Friday.

Our correspondent reports that the protest, which held on Thursday, was against alleged human rights violations and brutality by the Police.

It was also reported that the trending video captured a policeman attempting to assault a female protester.

Akinmoyede said that the conduct displayed by the officer was not a true reflection of the ethics, standards, values and training of the Nigeria Police.

He said that disciplinary action had begun against the erring officer.

The commissioner, however, said “much as it is within the rights of the citizens to express their concerns through protest and other legitimate means, they should do so in a peaceful manner, devoid of violence and disruption of public peace and order’’.

He urged people of the state to be patient with the ongoing reforms of SARS and other tactical squads of the Police.

Akinmoyede assured that the command would fully comply with the directives of the I-G toward preventing any violation of the rights of the citizen.

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