The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, on Saturday fired the starter pistol of the 5th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon at the National Stadium.
Buratai signaled the start of the 42km race at exactly 6.30 a.m., in company of the officials of the state government.
Buratai, who came as early as 6 a.m, was accompanied by top military officials, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and the state Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Segun Dawodu.
Others were the Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Sola Ayepeku; DG, LSSC, Oluwatoyin Gafar, and wife of the former LSSC Chairman, Yemisi Tinubu, among others.
Meanwhile, The Commissioner of police in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosun, said the police and security agencies provided a tight security for the 5th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
Odumosu said that everything was in order, stressing that the police provided 2,000 men out of 5,000 security personnel deployed for the event.
He noted that no incident or arrest was made.
