Police Assure Lagosians Hitch-Free Elections

Kazeem Ugbodaga

The Police in Lagos have assured residents of the readiness of the Command to work in collaboration with other security agencies to ensure hitch-free elections this month and next month.

The police also said they have beefed up security in Oshodi in the aftermath of the last mayhem which claimed three lives in the area.

Speaking after the State Security Council Meeting presided over by Governor Babatunde Fashola, at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, the State Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operation, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, said the police and other security agencies were ready to ensure the security of the state.

He said the matter was discussed extensively at the Security Council meeting.

Reacting to the incident that happened in Oshodi two weeks ago, Kokumo said security had since been beefed up in the area with Armoured Personnel Carriers deployed to strategic locations adding that such incident would never occur again.

“Already security has been beefed up all over the place; if you go there now, you will see things for yourself. We have in place Armoured Personnel Carriers, we have adequate number of Police Mobile Force units deployed there.

“We also have intelligence officers who are collecting information to ensure that before any evil plans are carried out we would have gotten information; meaning that proactive measures are in place,” he said.

Also at the meeting were the Commander NNS Beecroft, Olokun Apapa, Navy Commodore Teikum Ikoli; Commander, Airforce Base Ikeja, Air Commodore Lere Osanyintolu; Commander, 9 Mechanised Brigade, Major General Ahmed Mohammed Sabo; Director, State Security Service, Mr. Ben Olayi and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Major Tunde Panox (retd).