The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has embarked on multi-track diplomacy of conflict management to restore total peace to Mile 12, Gengere Community and Ketu areas of Lagos State following the resurgence of the lingering crisis being experienced in the areas.
The spokesman of the Command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
Adejobi said Odumosu has taken a bold step to restrategise on the operational approaches to maintain peace and tranquility in the area as community leaders, Civil Society Organisations and other interest groups have been involved in addressing the crisis, which he vowed must be brought to a halt by all means.
He said premised on the Commissioner of Police’s moves to restore total peace to the areas, the Commander of the Rapid Response Squad, CSP Yinka Egbeyemi, on Saturday moved to the conflict theatres to engage the actors in the crisis and residents of the affected areas.
Egbeyemi urged them to sheathe their swords and maintain the peace as the Command cannot afford to entertain any form of distraction in the state since the command is focused on providing adequate security to all and sundry in Lagos State.
Egbeyemi, who delivered the peace message on behalf of the Commissioner of Police to the residents of the areas, urged them to embrace dialogue and peace in order to have relief in the places.
He emphasised on the need for the communities to team up and flush out the hoodlums who use their communities as the battlefield as the Command will not fold its arms and allow any act of lawlessness and criminality in the areas and within Lagos State in general.
In another development, in furtherance of the commitment of Odumosu to improve capacity and service delivery of the command, the Senior Officers, Divisional Crime Officers and Operations Officers of the command have been involved in the ongoing weapon training and range practice being arranged by the Commissioner of Police.
The officers, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, DCP Ahmed Kontangora, and other members of the management team of the command commenced their training and range practice on Saturday at a camp in the state.
The Commissioner of Police has therefore reiterated his commitment to adopt multi-faceted approach to enforce the law and maintain peace across the length and breath of Lagos State.