No Hiding Place For Hoodlums In Lagos

The Police in Lagos have assured residents of the readiness of the Command to work in collaboration with other security agencies to ensure that the State remains calm and peaceful while warning hoodlums that there would be no hiding place for them in the State.

Fielding questions from newsmen after the emergency State Security Council meeting presided over by Governor Babatunde Fashola, at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, said the Police and other security agencies were ready to ensure security of the State.

The Commissioner told newsmen that his Command and other security agencies would frontally address the challenges within the transport union hierarchy in Oshodi adding that henceforth the Lagos State Traffic Laws of 2012, which prohibits the collection of dues within and around the motor parks and garages, would be fully implemented.

According to Aderanti, “That same Law prohibits the sale of alcoholic drinks and drugs within 100 metres of these garages and all these parks. So, moving forward, the implication is that any of these union members that engage in these acts or in union activities in areas where they are prohibited, the police will take over that area and ensure that people are not molested’’.

The Commissioner maintained that the crisis in Oshodi was not political, adding that since the unfortunate incident; 40 of those who perpetrated the acts have been arrested.

“These are the people that are causing the mayhem and what we need to do is just to get the arrow head off and when they are off, the foot soldiers we can tackle easily’’, he said.

Noting that the security agencies are currently going after those engaging innocent youths in violence, the Police boss declared, “These are the people we want to dismantle their command and control centres and once that is done we can have peace in that area’’.