Mr Abiodun Alabi of the Nigerian Police Force has replaced Hakeem Odumosu as the new Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command.
Handover notes were presented to Mr Alabi during the short ceremony held at the Commande Headquarters in Ikeja yesterday. Speaking with reporters CP Alabi thanked the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, the Chairman and the Commissioners of Police Service Commission, for considering him capable and fit to be deployed to Lagos State as the CP.
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“While saluting his uncommon feat in policing the state, I will anchor on the law enforcement infrastructure he established, consolidate on them and emplace the necessary strategies at ensuring that Lagos State meets our security aspirations and yearnings as a people,” he said. Odumosu was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).
According to him, visibility policing and dominance of security space by ensuring the presence of policemen at all times to deter criminals as a preventive measure and ensure that Rapid Response Squad (RRS) would be encouraged and strengthened to respond promptly and effectively to citizens’ concerns.
