Easter: Lagos police poised to curb crime

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has said that the state command has put in place concrete security measures to check the activities of criminals during the Easter celebration.

Speaking to journalists shortly after the State Security Council Meeting at the State House, Alausa, Ikeja, Owoseni assured residents of the state of a hitch-free celebration, saying arrangements had been concluded and strategies put in place to see to it that no unfortunate incident was recorded during the period.

He said the Council majorly considered the need to build on the successes recorded so far with regard to providing safety and security for the people, and also looked at the need to sustain and improve on measures that have so far been put in place which resulted in successes against crimes.

He said Governor Ambode specifically appreciated the people for providing useful information to security agencies, and urged them not to relent in further supporting the government and indeed security agencies.

“Let me reassure members of the public that the Lagos State government and its security apparatus have all the wherewithal to hunt and look for anybody that comes to Lagos to engage in any criminal activities and let me place it on record that such criminals will be pursued to any nook and cranny that they may run to and they will be made to face the law of the land.

“In furtherance as well, the Council considered the need for us to also re-jig our efforts toward the Easter celebration that is coming up and we also looked generally at the activities of hoodlums who had called themselves the land grabbers,” Owoseni said.

He added that the police would work with relevant agencies to stop the activities of land grabbers, and that the police was poised to go headlong to pursue the criminal elements in the state.