In preparation towards a hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir celebration, the Lagos State Police Command has restrategised and deployed adequate human and material resources with a view to fortifying security across the state before, during and after the festive period.
The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, gave the assurance on Monday, July 19, 2021, during a security meeting with the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Heads of Departments and Special Squads at POWA Hall, Oduduwa, Ikeja.
The Command, as contained in an Operation Order prepared for the Sallah celebration, had put measures in place to manage possible heavy traffic in and out of the state due to increased movement of people and the ongoing massive road rehabilitations.
In a statement by the command’s police spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, it was said that the Command had also taken hoodlums, who might want to leverage on the heavy traffic in the state and attack motorists in traffic, into consideration.
“The Commissioner of Police has thereby ordered that a large number of surveillance motorcycles, Anti-Traffic Robbery teams and intelligence apparatuses should be deployed to strategic places, especially areas that are vulnerable to attacks, to monitor the traffic and keep hoodlums at bay.
“CP Odumosu therefore directed the officers and men of the Command to be alive to their duties and ensure provision of adequate security for lives and property of the good people of Lagos State, especially muslim faithful and funseekers, during the festive period and beyond,” CSP Adejobi stated.
In furtherance of the command’s repeated fights against crimes and criminality in the state, Odumosu also directed the tactics commanders and Special Squads to embark on continuous and massive raid of identified black spots in their respective areas of responsibility, saying that such raids must be purposeful and credible, so as to be in tune with the standard operating procedure of the Nigeria Police Force and the international practices.
The Commissioner of Police, while admonishing muslim faithful, funseekers and the good people of the state to celebrate with decorum and moderation, assured the general public of improved security system in Lagos State.
