POLICE INTENSIFY SECURITY ACROSS LAGOS SCHOOLS, WORSHIP CENTRES
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By: Sefiu Ajape
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has said the command has intensified security deployments to schools, worship centers, and other public locations to prevent breaches.
Jimoh gave the assurance on Monday at the command headquarters in Ikeja while addressing journalists.
He reaffirmed that Lagos remained safe, noting that the enhanced security measures would continue throughout the ember months and into the New Year.
He said, “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 centers, 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.”
Jimoh added that efforts were underway to further strengthen police tactical squads across local councils in Lagos.
The development comes amid rising security concerns in parts of the country, including recent abductions in Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger states.
The police commissioner also disclosed that newly employed drivers and car wash attendants were responsible for a surge in vehicle thefts across the state.
During the briefing, he paraded 10 recovered exotic vehicles, noting that 56 suspects had been arrested for various offenses.
He said, “I want to emphasize 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 advised residents to adopt stricter safety measures and avoid leaving their car keys 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.
Jimoh further displayed weapons seized from suspects, including four locally made pistols, a cut-to-size single-barrel shotgun, a locally fabricated firearm, cartridges, and a machete.
He said the arrests and recoveries were the outcome of intensified operations across Lagos.
“Each of these vehicles has two or three suspects attached to it. For these successes altogether, we have arrested 56 suspects,” he added.
The commissioner assured residents that the command would sustain its crime-fighting efforts into the New Year and maintain heightened security across public institutions and high-traffic areas in the state.
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