Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, has cast doubt on the credibility of agencies in the state, saying “I would rather use trained spy police than many questionable agencies springing up daily.”
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The statement quoted was in Edgal’s address at the weekend at the Police Training Institute, Ikeja, when he was speaking to about 2000 spy policemen, who are to be deployed at strategic locations in the state to control traffics at weekends.
The CP, who noted that there were many activities and ceremonies during the weekend causing serious traffic, said the situation had compelled the police authorities in the state to involve the spy police in traffic control, adding that he had no fate in the state agencies.
His word, “We have 6,000 well trained spy police in the state. The concept of spy police is to take care of shortage of manpower in the regular police duties. They are trained to carry out functions where there is a shortage .The police can call them to certain specific duties, including traffic control. We are using them optimally.
“As you all know, Lagos is wide. Many people and vehicles are coming in each day. We want to fight the problem of gridlock, especially at the weekends so that the roads will be free. Lagos should move. I would rather use trained spy police than many questionable agencies springing up daily. We have trained our spy police and inculcated discipline in them. We have trust in them as we have a way of checkmating and disciplining them.
“The Officer in charge of Training School has been directed to work out modalities on how they would work with the regular police to avoid confusion. He knows where and how to assign duties to them. We want every junction to have officers manning it. We need free flow of traffic and we don’t need to waste time on the roads.
“By next weekend, you will be seeing them on the roads in their well-designed black uniforms. Members of the public are advised to cooperate with them and assist them in the enforcement of their duties. They have the right to caution and to arrest traffic offenders. They are not alone as the regular police would be there to supervise them.”
