The Lagos State Police Command and its’ Ogun State Counterpart have started a joint patrol and monitoring of the lockdown order by the Federal Government.
The joint patrol which took effect Wednesday, was led by Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 2 Command, Onikan Lagos, AIG Ahmed Iliyasu who was accompanied by the Commissioners of Police in charge of Lagos and Ogun, Akeem Odumosu and Kenneth Ebrimson respectively.
Speaking at the Lagos Kara and Interchange, borders for both states, AIG Iliyasu, who was impressed by the compliance, said the Community Policing initiative was the yardstick for achieving success.
AIG Iliyasu said there has been huge compliance about the lockdown in both States, adding that, ‘’the few people that were apprehended does not imply failure of the exercise, as the country is not totally shut down’’.
The AIG emphasised the need for continued synergy between the two states, in order to sustain the cooperation and success recorded, saying efforts were being intensified to make Ogun and Lagos, ‘crime-free zones’.
In their separate remarks, Odumosu and Ebrimson pledged to always complement the good legacy of the AIG, promising that the two States would not relent in joint policing, especially at this crucial stage of COVID-19 to make the FG’s order on lockdown a success.
Other sister agencies, at the events included; Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), So- Safe Corps, Police Community Relations Committee, amongst others.
