Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday, charged Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Tactical Commanders in the Command to enforce discipline among their personnel in order to sustain the standards and core values of the Nigeria Police Force.
The Lagos police commissioner gave this admonishion during a conference for officers of the Command at POWA Hall, Oduduwa, Ikeja-Lagos, where operational, administrative and sensitive matters in the Command were religiously discussed.
The police boss gave instances where some of the personnel in the Command and in other police formations in Lagos State were dismissed or reduced in rank while some were caused to serve other punishments for one disciplinary offence or the other as enshrined in the PoliceAct and Regulations.
He stressed the need to promote discipline via proper dressing, respect for superior in ranks, punctuality, decency and creditable conducts and discipline as the professional values upon which the Nigeria Police Force operates.
In another development, CP Odumosu, also directed officers and men of the Command to intensify efforts on enforcement of restriction order on okada operations in the state.
He ordered that okada operations must be brought to a halt at the designated restricted areas in Lagos State.
CP Odumosu equally ordered the Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers to supervice the Special Anti-Traffic Robbery teams and motorcycles deployed to monitor and tackle robbery in traffic in their respective areas of responsibility as the command will not condone any security lapses in any part of the state, including the waterways.
The police commissioner, therefore, appealed to the general public to always intimate the Command with any professional misconducts of police personnel so as to assist the Command in nipping such in the bud and enforcing discipline in all areas; and to promote professionalism which will boost quality service delivery.