The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered increased security architecture and patrols as part of its effort to stop the rise in phone theft in the state.
According to The PUNCH, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Monday, disclosed that Fayoade warned that Divisional Police Officers in whose area of responsibility such an incident occurs again would be severely sanctioned.
The statement partly read, “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has received with concern reports that young men in certain parts of Lagos State seize passersby’s phones to extort them despite the sustained raids being carried out by officers and men of the command.
“CP Fayoade has, therefore, directed all Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers especially in identified areas to redouble security architecture and enhance their neighbourhood and foot patrol within their areas of responsibility to tackle this emerging menace.
“He gave this charge during an early morning meeting with all Area/Squadron/Tactical Commanders and DPOs on Monday, April 8, 2024.
“The CP has further warned that any officer in whose AOR such an incident occurs again would be severely sanctioned, assuring that the command remains unrelenting in its resolve and determination to continue to stamp out, and make the public space hot for criminal elements.”
