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Following the lingering crisis being experienced at Mile 12, Gengere Community and Ketu areas of Lagos State, which has resurfaced, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has embarked on multi-track diplomacy of conflict management to restore total peace.
Disclosing this in a statement on Saturday, May 22, 2021, the police spokesman in the state, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said that the police boss took the step to restrategise on the operational approaches to maintain peace and tranquility in the area.
Adejobi also said that the community leaders, civil society organisations and other interest groups had been involved in addressing the crisis which must be brought to a halt by all means.
Acting on the CP’s moves to restore total peace in the area, the PPRO said that the Commander of Rapid Response Squad, CSP Yinka Egbeyemi, moved to the areas of conflict on Saturday to admonish those involved and residents in the affected areas in sheathing their swords and maintaining peace, as the command would not want any form of distraction in providing adequate security.
Egbeyemi, who delivered the peace message on behalf of the Commissioner of Police to the residents of the areas, enjoined them to embrace dialogue and reach a truce, in order to ensure peace.
