Police chiefs, stakeholders meet on insecurity

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, and other police officers had a closed door meeting recently with some local government area executives to discuss strategies to be adopted in tackling security challenges confronting the state. The meeting was held at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joe Offor, said that Owoseni and members of his management team, comprising of all Area Commanders, Principal Staff of the state Police Command and all Local Government Executive Secretaries of the state, held the meeting to review the security challenges and professional strategies to put in place to make the state a safe haven for citizens. The meeting was also to foster a better policecommunity relationship.
Offor said: “We deliberated on the challenges of the police, which included shortage of manpower and inadequate logistics in terms of vehicles. “Lack of enough vehicles, technical equipment and communication gadgets are the major problems of our profession. We have solicited the support of the Local Government Executives and they have agreed to do everything within their capacity to be supportive.”
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