By Akinwale Kasali
Following the spate of Banditry, Insecurity and abduction of School Students and attacks of Worship Centres, the Lagos State Police Commissioner, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has said the Command has intensified deployments to schools, worship centres and other public places to prevent security breaches.
Jimoh gave this assurance at the State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, while fielding questions from Journalists about the state of security in the State.
He assured residents of in the State to avoid panic, but should remain safe, adding that the new development would be carried out throughout the Ember months into the New Year.
“We want the general public to know that Lagos is safe and secure. We have made additional deployments to all schools, places of worship, religious centres and other locations frequently visited by people to ensure all worshippers are safe.
“This will continue into the New Year and beyond to ensure the safety of all Lagosians and other Nigerians coming into the state. We don’t have any concern to be worried about; we are beefing up security throughout the state.”
The Lagos CP further added that efforts were ongoing to increase the police tactical squad across the local councils in the state.
The need to keep Lagosians abreast of the State’s current security situation was necessary following the present security breaches in some parts of the country, leading to a series of abductions recorded recently in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger states.
The Police boss also disclosed that newly employed drivers and car wash attendants were behind the new wave of stolen vehicles in the State.
He said, “I want to emphasise that the onslaughts on the men of the underworld have been yielding results. And that is why behind me there are 10 exotic cars that I’m parading before you today. These vehicles are mostly those that were taken by the drivers who were in charge of such vehicles. Because the complaints we have about stolen vehicles in Lagos were that drivers who were just employed took the vehicles away. And we equally have instances where vehicles that were taken to a car wash were being driven away by the attendants.”
He, however, urged residents to adopt stricter security measures and avoid leaving their car keys carelessly with strangers or newly engaged workers.
“So, we should be more security conscious by ensuring that when we take our vehicle to a car wash, we don’t leave the key of the car with the car wash attendant. We should ensure this security measure so that we don’t get our vehicle stolen,” he added.
Among the recovered vehicles were a white Toyota Hilux, a white Range Rover SUV, a black Land Cruiser, a silver Lexus GX460 SUV, a silver Honda CR-V, a grey Toyota Corolla SM3, and another Toyota Corolla with registration number JJJ 887.
A Boxer Bajaj motorcycle used during a robbery attempt was also recovered.
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