The Lagos State Government has told the state Commissioner of
Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, to move out some policemen attached to
the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences
(Enforcement) Unit.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the request followed last
Friday’s raids in different parts of Lagos by the affected
policemen, which involved rough treatment and arrests of innocent
citizens.
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve
Ayorinde, on Tuesday said the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode,
wanted an immediate redeployment of the officers from the unit and
possibly from the state over the “unacceptable conduct.”
Ayorinde said, “The request became necessary in order to
checkmate the recurrence of the unathorised raid.
“Preliminary investigation showed that the unauthorised raid was
carried out with the knowledge of the second-in-command to the task
force Chairman, SP Taiwo Adeoluwa, without the approval of the
Chairman, SP Saheed Egbeyemi.
“The conduct of the affected officers is not in tandem with the
vision of Lagos State Government. Their conduct is also unbecoming
of officers who are expected to protect the citizenry.”
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The Lagos State Government has told the state Commissioner of
Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, to move out some policemen attached to
the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences
(Enforcement) Unit.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the request followed last
Friday’s raids in different parts of Lagos by the affected
policemen, which involved rough treatment and arrests of innocent
citizens.
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve
Ayorinde, on Tuesday said the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode,
wanted an immediate redeployment of the officers from the unit and
possibly from the state over the “unacceptable conduct.”
Ayorinde said, “The request became necessary in order to
checkmate the recurrence of the unathorised raid.
“Preliminary investigation showed that the unauthorised raid was
carried out with the knowledge of the second-in-command to the task
force Chairman, SP Taiwo Adeoluwa, without the approval of the
Chairman, SP Saheed Egbeyemi.
“The conduct of the affected officers is not in tandem with the
vision of Lagos State Government. Their conduct is also unbecoming
of officers who are expected to protect the citizenry.”
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