CP Promises To Tackle Lagos Gridlocks

The new Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP, Hakeem Odumosu promised to take management of traffic on Lagos roads a major priority.

The new CP who made the disclosure at a press briefing in Lagos,attributed traffic congestion to bad portion of roads.

He said, “The Lagos State Government under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has started palliatives on all the roads especially now that the rains have subsided.

“However, I urge him to increase more of the palliatives on the roads because bad roads contribute to traffic congestion.

“If we have the government tackling bad roads from that angle and we the police on the road controlling the traffic, congestion would be reduced to a minimum.

“Once traffic flows, we would have reduced crime by at least 30 per cent in the city.”

He said that more men would be mobilised from all sections of the police so that there would be enough personnel to manage traffic in the state.

The commissioner also said that he had enlightened the various Divisional Police Officers, DPO, and Area Commanders on the need to change strategy towards traffic management.

“We need to change our traffic management strategy such as the time of reporting for duty and the time of closing of the traffic officers.

“The closing time of any traffic junction will be 10 pm and in areas where the traffic congestion is very serious, the time would be extended to 12 midnight.”

The new CP added that part of the strategy to effect community policing would include publishing the phone numbers of all the DPOs in national dailies for easy access by the public.

“Improved communication matters in every relationship for sustainability and growth. So, we want to reduce the gap between the police and the members of the public through the press.”

Odumosu also said that his administration would leave no stone unturned in tackling and reducing the menace of commercial motorcycles that have contributed to increased crime rate and accidents in the state.

“I have given my DPOs an order that the law on Okada restriction should be carried out fully in order to curb their menace to the society,” he said.

The commissioner urged the media to report occurrences accurately and promptly, saying that such reports would encourage the police and give a lot of confidence to members of the public.

“Police and journalism have two things in common because of their peculiarities as the two professions that cut across everybody in the society.

“The media is ladened with the responsibility of interviewing all aspect of life while the police is a Jack of all trade so these are the bond that they have together.

“Therefore, I plead for your cooperation and assistance in moving the Force forward.”

Odumosu pledged to do everything in his power to ensure that the upcoming Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN, Awards scheduled for November 28 would be grand and successful.

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