Korede Abdullah in Lagos
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Moshood Jimoh, has revealed that the security details attached to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, were withdrawn for audit purposes.
The Lagos Police boss confirmed that the withdrawal was part of an audit of all policemen attached to VIPs in the state, aimed at ensuring that police personnel are accounted for, including their firearms and equipment.
“Lagos with a population of about 20 million persons have 18,000 police personnel. This is grossly inadequate for a state like Lagos which is centre of excellence,” Jimoh said.
The audit, according to Jimoh, is a statutory procedure aimed at ensuring that police personnel are on their duty posts and that firearms and equipment are not misused.
“The exercise will equally avail the Command the opportunity to discover where police personnel are posted without approval and or those that are on illegal duties and unapproved duty posts,” Jimoh explained.
The CP emphasized that the audit is not peculiar to the Lagos State Police Command, adding that it is also being carried out in other states of the country.
Jimoh confirmed that the security details of Meranda have been restored, following the completion of the audit. “As I speak with you, the audit of the police personnel attached to Hon. Mojisola Meranda has been completed and the four armed personnel attached to her from the Lagos State Police Command have been returned back to her for her protection,” Jimoh said.
The CP warned that prominent persons or individuals without valid approval will have their police deployment withdrawn throughout the state.
