The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has ordered the immediate transfer of all policemen attached to the Ajiwe Police Division in Ajah.
The state police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the Divisional Police Officer at the station had also been changed.
This development is coming a week after the killing of pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, who was attached to the station.
An inspector, from the same station, two weeks before Raheem’s shooting, Imeh Johnson, also shot another resident dead, Gafaru Buraimoh, who was reportedly on his way to buy fuel.
Hundeyin, while reacting to PUNCH Metro’s report in a statement on Monday via his Twitter handle, announced the dismantling of the shanties on the premises of the station and the transfer of the officers.
He said, “The new DPO Ajah, CSP Adolf Ogwu, had earlier in the week dismantled all the shanties around the police station. In addition, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc has already effected the transfer out of all personnel of the division, with replacement from other divisions. This would fully materialise in a couple of days.
“While appreciating @MobilePunch for the exposé, we encourage more Lagos residents to, as usual, say something whenever they see something, as this would translate to a better policing experience for all. Remember, security is everyone’s business.
“Anywhere there is report of alcoholism, similar method will be replicated. All we need to do is to give marching orders to our DPOs across the state to make sure that what the DPO in Ajah has done is also replicated in their areas of responsibilities if there is a similar problem.”
