CRIME WATCH
CRIMINALS ARE NOT GHOST- AIG. AJAO
(RTD)
By Miles Olu & Joseph Chukwudebe
The Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) rolled out
drums to celebrate one year of her existence as a community based security outfit
at the Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC) Magodo, Lagos.
The
chairman of the board of LNSC (Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police
Isreal Ajao) while reading his well-researched address to the audience he noted
that criminals are not ghosts that they are human beings who live among us.
Speaking further, AIG Ajao noted that the activities of the criminals must be
reported to the officers of LNSC who
would then swing into action and thereby arresting them and finally hand them
over to the police for further investigations. Ajao said at the inception at
Agege stadium that the government of Lagos state under watchful eyes of the
Executive Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Dapo Ambode recruited 5,700 officers for five
divisions which comprises of the followings;
·
Lagos division
represented by Hon. Ishola Ismaila Laguda
·
Badagry division
represented by Chief (Mrs) Ronke Ogabi JP and a board member of LNSC
·
Epe division
·
Ikeja division
represented by Aboyade
·
Ikorodu
division.
Speaking
further the chairman of the board of LNSC Ajao took time off to outline the achievements
the LNSC has recorded in the last one year; in fact the list is endless. As he
was speaking to the audience he requested for a minute silence for the members of
LNSC that lost their lives as they were rendering selfless services to their
fatherland. He largely appreciated and commended Governor Ambode when he quoted
that Governor Ambode branded LNSC a special baby, at his heart.
Speaking again,
the head of Lagos state Law Enforcement Training Institute (LETI) Ojora Adewale
told the audience that he is really glad for LNSC that stated on March 29, 2017 at Agege
Stadium has reached one year today. He said he is actually pleased because of
the training offered to the 5,700 officers of LNSC was not a waste.
He praised Ajao for his uncommon foresight in
running the board since one year as he believes that LNSC would achieve more
success stories as they drive criminals away from the neighborhood. The LNSC
one year ceremony was really colorful with the five divisions having match past
of which the chairman of the board of LNSC Ajao and very important
personalities inspected the parade. To add effects to the ceremony there were
display of intelligence unit, bicycle and motor display.
Speaking with the
journalists Hon. Ishola Ismaila Laguda
representing Lagos division with 13 Local Government and Local Council
Development Areas. He said that the LNSC has recorded good success at the
primary and secondary Schools and they work intande with principals of school
in arresting secret cult members, he also said that the area boys fighting has
drastically reduced. He said peace actually existed in the division and in his
words, (we are working with the Nigerian police force to bring down the crime
rates as we want to make Lagos Division a crime free zone).
Speaking with journalists chief ( Ogabi JP who is
Badagry Division representative and also a board member of LNSC said that she
did not single handedly sponsored the colorful one year of LNSC event, rather she contributed her
wealth of expertise in making sure the ceremony makes a loud statement to
Lagosians who are the beneficiaries of the smart mega city plans of the
Governor Ambode . She praised the leadership style of the LNSC board chairman,
Ajao.
The LNSC board gave out awards to
deserving personalities who had contributed positively to the uncommon
successes the board has recorded since she came on board.
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