Illegal Raid: Lagos State Govt. demands transfer of errant policemen
Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:35:am National
2.6K By Buchi Obichie
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, has been told
to move out some policemen attached to the Lagos State Task Force on
Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, by the Lagos
State Government.
The State Government's request followed last Friday's raids in different parts of Lagos by the affected policemen, which involved rough treatment and arrests of innocent citizens.
Making the announcement on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, 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 unauthorised 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."
The State Government's request followed last Friday's raids in different parts of Lagos by the affected policemen, which involved rough treatment and arrests of innocent citizens.
Making the announcement on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, 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 unauthorised 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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