Yuletide periods are always time for concern especially for men in charge of security including the Nigerian Police. Crime rates recorded in the season usually skyrockets as residents, commuters and innocent citizens on the road are not spared by marauding miscreants and criminals.
To guarantee a hitch free celebrations in the season, security outfits and organizations go extra mile, spend sleepless nights and make extra cautions in ensuring a crime free period in their various areas of coverage.
Residents under Area E Police Command of the Nigerian Police Force are not left out in this as they have been assured of crime free Yuletide as well as Christmas celebration without fear of molestation and attacks by miscreants and criminals.
Speaking in an exclusive interview on activities of the Area E Police Command to maintain a crime Free Yuletide in the areas under the command, Area Commander Area E of the Nigerian Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Igbafe Albert Afegbai told LN247 that several successful operations are being carried out against criminals in the area. He said black spots identified in Mile 2 under bridge, Amuwo Odofin, Festac Town, Satellite Town, Trade Fair Alaba and all the way to Ojo, Iba Area and Okokomaiko and beyond .have been raided repeatedly by his men with mind boggling arrests made on each operation.
ACP Afegbai also noted that there have been repeat exchange of gun fire between his men and notorious robbers terrorizing motorists and commuters in daily traffic experienced along Mile 2 – Satellite – Volks and Trade Fair axis resulting in seven dare devil cutlass and gun totting traffic robbers being gunned down in the last one month.
In the Area Commander’s words…” All hands are deck by the men of Area E Command to rid the Are of all manner of criminals to ensure a peaceful and crime Free Yuletide season. We have made it our business to make sure that mostly the Okada riders are out of the roads by 11om in the night. We are also doing a lot of stop and search operations including raid on illegal tinted glasses as instructed by the IG when he visited the Area. We need need to know who occupants of cars and vehicles are. People have to know that they are not supposed to tint their vehicles so we can see the occupants”
On the role of local vigilantes and various estates. associations in ensuring a crime free Yuletide, Afegbai said his command is working with them to make sure that things are well organized this season and beyond.
The Area Commander enjoined people to be more careful and always on the alert and ready to report suspected movements and people within their neighborhood.
He said his officers and men have been fully mobilized to carry out specific patrol operation aimed at curbing menacing crimes in the area.
The newly posted, tough talking and no nonsense Area Commander warned that Festac and indeed Area E is no more safe for criminals as his command is working hand in hand with joint Task Force set up by Lagos Commissioner of Police to chase criminals out of their enclaves and out of Lagos. He advised criminals in his area to pack and go before the law catches up with them adding that men and officers of the Nigerian Police are not stopping until this this objective is achieved.
