Lagos CP orders senior officers to enforce discipline on policemen

Etim Ekpimah

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has asked Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Tactical Commanders in the command to enforce discipline on their personnel to sustain the standards and core values of the Nigeria Police Force.

Odumosu said this Monday, June 21, 2021, during a conference for officers of the Command at POWA Hall, Oduduwa, Ikeja, Lagos, where operational, administrative, and sensitive matters in the command were discussed.

According to Odumosu, some personnel in the command and in other police formations in Lagos State were dismissed or reduced in rank while some were caused to serve other punishments for one disciplinary offence or the other as enshrined in the Police Act and Regulations.

The CP spoke on the need to promote discipline via proper dressing, respect for superior in ranks, punctuality, decency, and creditable conducts among others as the professional values of the Nigeria Police Force is anchored on disciplines.

In another development, Odumosu, directed officers and men of the command to intensify efforts on enforcement of restriction order on okada operations in the state.

He ordered that okada operations must be brought to a halt at the restricted areas in Lagos State.

Odumosu, equally ordered the Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers to supervise the Special Anti-traffic Robbery teams and motorcycles deployed to monitor and tackle robbery in traffic in their respective areas of responsibility as the command will not condone any security lapses in any part of the state, including the waterways, more so that there is increasing heavy traffic on our waterways in Lagos.

He, however, appealed to members of the public to always intimate the command of any professional misconducts of police personnel to assist the Police Command in nipping such in the bud and enforcing discipline in all areas; promote professionalism which will boost quality service delivery.