IG orders deployment of more policemen to check insecurity in Lagos, Ogun

 

• 191 suspects arrested aftermath of attacks

 

BY OUR REPORTER

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of additional personnel to check rising insecurity in parts of the country, especially Lagos and Ogun states, in the wake of the presidential lockdown order.

Adamu specifically ordered the deployment of more Police Mobile Force (PMF) Units, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Special Tactical Squad (STS), to Lagos and Ogun states to strengthen security and bolster public confidence in the affected areas.

There have been reports recently of attacks on communities within and around the border areas between Lagos and Ogun states. Hoodlums and miscreants were said to have taken advantage of the restriction of movements in the two states and its attendant economic hardship to unleash terror on the residents.

A statement issued Monday by the Force PRO, DCP Frank Mba, disclosed that IG’s order is being coordinated by a Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Peter Babatunde Ogunyanwo, a seasoned crime fighter, who doubles as the DIG in charge of the Department of Research and Planning of the Force and the coordinating DIG for South-West Geopolitical Zone.

He is to immediately oversee the deployments of these additional assets to enhance public safety, public confidence and general security in the two states, the statement stated.

A total of 191 suspects have been arrested in Lagos and Ogun States in connection with the incidents. The following exhibits – 15 locally-made guns, 52 live cartridges, 42 cutlasses and axes and large quantity of weeds suspected to be Marijuana were said to have been recovered from the hoodlums by the police teams in the Agbado, Ifo, Otta and Agege axis.

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Meanwhile, the IGP has ordered commissioners of police across the country to immediately rejig the security architecture in their various commands to effectively tackle all emerging crimes associated with the COVID-19 lock-down. They are also to intensify patrols around residential areas, markets, shopping malls and all critical national infrastructures in their jurisdictions.

The assistant inspectors-general of police (AIGs) in the 12 Zonal Commands have also been directed by the IGP to bring their supervisory role to bear by ensuring that the Commands under their zones are safe and secure for the citizenry to live and thrive.

The DIG, Peter B. Ogunyanwo, can be reached through this GSM No: 0803 389 3226. The Control Room Numbers for Lagos Command are 08127155132, 08065154338 and 07055462708 while that of Ogun Command are 08081770416 and 08081770419.

The IGP assures the citizens that the police will not sit idly-by and allow activities of a few criminals to disrupt the peace and security of the country. He commends Nigerians for their steadfastness, patience, perseverance and vigilance at this critical time.