There is tension in Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory ( FCT), Abuja, since the government announced the extension of the lockdown down by 14 more days.
Hoodlums believed to be cultists too over the streets of Lagos and Ogun States, unleashing terror on citizens.
Following the reports of the attacks on Citizens, Inspector -General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has read the riot act to criminals attacking law-abiding citizens under the guise of Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.
He read the riot act against the criminals attacking residents, especially in Ogun and Lagos States, as a result of the stay-at-home-order by the Federal Government.
Adamu who gave the warning before the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, yesterday, in Abuja, warned that such dastardly acts against residents would no longer be tolerated by the police.
Adamu, warned culprits to desist from such criminality, saying:
“I hereby sound a note of warning to criminals going from place to place attacking innocent citizens to desist from doing such”.
Adamu said he has ordered the Commissioners of police in Lagos, FCT and Ogun state not to allow criminals to take the opportunity of the lockdown to perpetrate their heinous crime against innocent residents.
He called on the citizenry to report any crime to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in such states, adding that PPRO numbers across the country would soon be released to the public so that they can reach out to them whenever in distress.
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He said that the police have also deployed its personnel to banks, residential areas and other public areas considered important due to complaints received from the public, especially in Lagos and Ogun states.
According to him,
“We have deployed an intervention force to Lagos and Ogun states led by a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the area”.
He, however, urged police personnel deployed to the affected states to adhere strictly to the right of the citizens, adding that the police have also embarked on sensitisation to educate the public on the need to obey the lockdown order.
He said the police would continue to provide escort for health workers and other essential workers to curtail COVID-19 pandemic, stressing that diplomats would also enjoy such privilege.
