
OKADA BAN ENFORCEMENT: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ASSURES LAGOSIANS OVER SECURITY
By Adeola Abdullah
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State has assured Lagosians that there is no cause for alarm in the enforcement of the ban on operations of commercial motorcycle riders in certain parts of the state.
He stated this via a press release on Sunday evening; signed the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command; SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
He said; “The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a panic-laced message making the rounds on social media purporting that motorcycle riders in the state have concluded plans to disrupt social and commercial activities in Lagos State from June 1, 2022 in protest of the ban on the use of motorcycles within six LGAs in Lagos State.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc, psc, mnim uses this medium to assure all Lagosians that all necessary human, material and operational resources have been deployed across the state to forestall any breakdown of law and order.
“A carefully drafted security architecture, resulting from a detailed crime-mapping of the state has been emplaced across the length and breadth of the state. In addition, all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and tactical commanders have been placed on red alert towards any eventuality.
“CP Alabi, therefore, enjoins all residents of Lagos State to go about their lawful businesses without fear of harassment or intimidation before, during and after the touted date for the purported civil disturbance, as officers and men of the Command are fully on top of the situation.”
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