The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr
Edgal Imohimi, has urged religious leaders in the state to beef up security
around worship centers.
Imohimi made the appeal while
briefing journalists at the Police Command, Ikeja, on a new method of
kidnapping being deployed by kidnappers.
He said that the kidnappers used to pose as
worshippers to abduct children during worship services in churches and mosques.
Edgal said that religious leaders should
contact the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in their area to provide them
with security during worship.
He added: “This is the new modus operandi by
hoodlums trying to infiltrate Lagos. We have recorded two cases at Christ
Embassy and Latter Rain Assembly Church, where children were abducted. In both
instances, these hoodlums pose as worshippers, went into children's department
and when ushers were not vigilant, stole the children. They usually target
children that had strayed from parents or adults. I’m using this opportunity to
call on all worship centers to increase security around children during service.
Four suspects had been tracked through their bank account details to
Port-Harcourt and they have been arrested. We will not keep quiet till we
conclude investigation. For every worship session, the DPO must provide two categories
of security. There will be security men in uniform for internal security and
plain cloth policemen for external security. It is not enough to just establish
worship centers. The welfare and security of the worshippers of such places are
responsibilities of the religious leader.”
He further said that with the arrest of
the four suspects, the police were closing in on arresting other suspects.
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