According to report, the Lagos State
Police Command have sacked some officer in the force and demoted some other.
According to the Commissioner of Police Edgal Imohimi, the police officers
sacked numbering eight were dismissed over “very serious criminal offences”.
Edgal, also said that 108
officers were disciplined for various offences from January to July, 2018 in
the Lagos State Command.
He made the disclosure at a
Stakeholders’ Forum on “Police Accountability and Presentation of Advocacy
Materials at the command’s headquarters, Ikeja.
The Police chief said that
58 other officers recorded major entries, six officers reprimanded, 28 officers
got warning, four officers had extra fatigue, while five others were discharged
for lack of evidences against them.
“The days of police
officers receiving slaps on the wrist for offences are gone. When you performed
excellently well, you will receive a CP’s Commendation Letter.
“I am not happy punishing
any officer, but that does not mean we should overlook unprofessional conducts.
When I resumed as CP Lagos, I discovered that the public had lost confidence in
the police.
“I set up a Citizen
Complaint Hot Centre with 10 mobile phone lines through which people can
complain about the wrongs of our men. I have received many complaints.
“However, there is no way I
would know all that my men are doing if nobody complained,” he said.
Edgal called on people in
Lagos to continue to assist the police with information and other assistance,
stressing that the 28,000 officers and men in Lagos were inadequate to police
the state.
No comments:
Post a Comment