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Ember months: CP reads riot act to officers, men in Lagos

Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 10:21 AM by Aanu Adegun

- Police officers in Lagos have been warned of complacency

- The warning was given by the state's commissioner of police

- According to him, officers should rise up to the challenges of the ember months

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As ember months get to the festivity peak, CP Hakeem Odumosu has given a serious warning to officers.

Specifically, he warned them against negligence, indolence and complacency during this period.

He gave the warning in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Lagos.

Going further, he urged the personnel to rise up to the security challenges of the ember months that is characterized by high crimes and social vices.

He said:

“I have read the riot act to some of the policemen in the command who have not been performing their statutory duties as expected after the EndSARS violence that wrecked havoc in Lagos state.

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CP reads riot act to officers, men in Lagos — The commissioner of police in Lagos state, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has warned officers and men of the command against negligence, indolence and complacency. Credit: The Nation
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported Femi Adesina, a senior media and publicity aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, has commended his principal's fatherly role in handling the EndSARS protest, saying thing would have degenerated into anarchy had he (Buhari) not exercised restraint and tolerance.

Speaking through his Thursday, November 12 article titled “We Have Not Many Fathers", Adesina attributed the relative calm being enjoyed after the protest to Buhari's patience.

The presidential aide noted that the country has “many tutors, many instructors, but not many fathers" and added that Buhari is one of the country's fathers.

Adesina said when the EndSARS protest was "prolonged and eventually hijacked and misdirected", the president was not angered but rather gave the security operatives the directives to deal with the issue with a prudent force.

Meanwhile, the government of the United Kingdom has finally responded to the petition by Nigerians seeking a commonwealth sanction on some political leaders during the EndSARS protest.