RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos.
The Lagos State Police Commissioner Moshood Jimoh has vowed to withdraw police security details deployed to prominent personalities across the State without valid approval.
He however implored those without valid approval to revalidate and those with invalid approval to apply afresh to the Inspector General of Police for approval without delay.
Jimoh, who gave the warning at a media briefing hinted that the ongoing personnel
audit has revealed that some personalities approval in Lagos State with policemen attached to them cannot be traced or verified.
For those whose police personnel are still undergoing audit process with the Command, the Police Commissioner said the outcome of the audit will enable the next line of action to be taken.
The Police Commissioner disclosed that the Command has begun periodic audit of its personnel attached to eminent personalities, adding that it is a statutory laid down procedure which is not limited to Lagos State Police Command alone.
According to him, the exercise is to ensure that the police personnel are accounted for including their firearms and other police crime fighting equipment in their possession.
The exercise, he added, is also to further ensure that the policemen are on their duty posts and the firearms and equipment under their custody is not misused.
Jimoh emphasised that the ongoing police personnel audit in the Lagos State Command is done absolutely in public interest and not with any other considerations, except for the safety of all in the State.
His words, “For these prominent personalities or Business Executives that have no valid approval or having policemen attached to them under unapproved beats,they are implored to revalidate their approval for those with invalid approval or apply afresh to the Inspector-General of Police for their request to be approved without delay.
“However, for those whose police personnel are still undergoing audit process with the Command, the outcome of the audit will enable the next line of action to be taken.
“Let me sound a note of warning that prominent persons/individuals without valid approval ,Police deployment to them will be withdrawn throughout the State”