Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has directed the Area Commander, DPOs, other field and tactical commanders in Ajah band Lekki area of the state to immediately embark on 24hrs stop and search and vehicular patrol of every nook and cranny of the area.
This is in response to the information that some armed Robbers are disguising as begggers to robbed the people in Lekki and Ajah area of the state
In a statement signed by the Lagos Command’s Public Relations Officer CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, Odumosu said “As concerned, dutiful and very responsible Police Officers saddled with the statutory responsibility of internal security, we are not oblivious of the apparent security challenges posed by miscreants masquerading as beggars in some parts of the country particularly in Lagos State.
“In view of the foregoing, the Command is urgently interfacing, and indeed working in tandem with the State Ministry of Youth and Social Development as well as other relevant authorities to solve this social malaise
Odumosu’s said his primary concern is to provide robust security for the teeming people of Lagos State
“While the Command appreciates the concern of the residents and promise to continue to work assiduously to protect lives and property of all and sundry, it is advised that citizens should avail themselves of the Lagos State Police Command’s control room/distress call numbers earlier given out with the assurance that the police will respond swiftly as they have always done in the State.
