Police Urge Lagosians To Be More Security Conscious

As they get deeper into the ‘Ember months’, the police in Lagos State, western Nigeria, Wednesday urged residents to be more security conscious and report to security agencies people that are of questionable character or any strange objects that they are not familiar with in their neighbourhoods or places work.

The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abubakar Umar Manko, made the call while fielding questions from newsmen after the weekly State Security Council meeting chaired by the State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) at the Lagos House, Marina.

Manko also told the newsmen that the Security Council had decided to set up a joint taskforce of all the Security Services, to go after men in uniform who flout restriction laws on use of motorcycles and those of them who abuse the dedicated lanes meant for the use of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles.

On the issue of security in the ‘Ember months’, Manko said crime and criminality have been brought to almost zero level in the State, explaining, however, “But other ones may be nursing the idea of coming here to commit crime and run back to their states. So we want every Lagosian, citizens and residents alike, to be more security conscious”.

“We are already in the ‘Ember months’ and so we urge everybody to be more security conscious. We want every Lagosian to know who is his neighbour and to report to security agencies people that are of questionable character, people they suspect not to be part of their communities”, the Commissioner appealed.

Responding to a question on the possible resurgence of criminals using motorcycles to attack citizens, the Commissioner said such a negative backslide would never be allowed to happen adding, “Criminals now know that it is not a good business to come and commit crime here”.