Indication yesterday emerged of plans to launch a special
patrol convoy dedicated for a 24-hour surveillance of banks and other financial
institutions around riverine areas and creeks in Lagos.
This was disclosed in a
four point communique issued at the end of a courtesy visit on the Commissioner
of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Mr Imohimi Edgal, by heads of security,
Banks and other institutions in Nigeria. Noting that the security architecture
in Lagos was tight, the CP however stated that a special patrol convoy was
needed because of the topography of the state . He said: “Lagos is surrounded
by water. We have a lot of creeks, as well as legal and illegal jetties and
generally banks that are situated in such areas are more vulnerable. That is
why part of our communiqué at the end of the meeting was to fashion out ways to
strengthen security of banks in those areas. In addition we resolved that a
letter will be written to Nigerian Communication Commission to review the rank
of officers who sign letters of investigation from the rank of an Assistant
Commissioner of Police, to An Assistant Superintendent of Police. “Service
providers are hiding under from the fact that they have approvals from the NCC,
They don’t honour request for information from the police except such letters
are signed by officers of the rank of ACP. This is hampering investigation and
there is need to review it. First of all, how many Assistant Commissioners of
Police do we have? Banks are all over the place, all across the country, I
expect that letters signed by a senior police officer of the rank of ASP and
above should be sufficient and honoured so that information is gotten on time
to enable investigation to be completed on time before the hoodlums disperse or
relocate.” Speaking, Head of Security and Safety, Union Bank and Chairman of
Heads of security, Banks and other Financial Institutions in Nigeria, Col. Sam
Agbanusi, who led the delegation, stated that the communique also called for
proactive measures with a view to checkmating criminal activities that are
inimical to security. He said: “Since 2018is a pre-election year, a lot of
activities will be on and you cannot rule out the possibility of crime rate
increasing. So, we are trying to be proactive and not reactionary to issues.”
We need to put certain modalities in place to forestall such events.
INDICATIONS yesterday
emerged of plans to launch a special patrol convoy dedicated for a
24-hour surveillance of banks and other financial institutions around
riverine areas and creeks in Lagos.
This was disclosed in a four point communique issued at the end of a
courtesy visit on the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police
Command, Mr Imohimi Edgal, by heads of security, Banks and other
institutions in Nigeria.
Noting that the security architecture in Lagos was tight, the CP however
stated that a special patrol convoy was needed because of the
topography of the state .
He said: “Lagos is surrounded by water. We have a lot of creeks, as well
as legal and illegal jetties and generally banks that are situated in
such areas are more vulnerable. That is why part of our communiqué at
the end of the meeting was to fashion out ways to strengthen security of
banks in those areas. In addition we resolved that a letter will be
written to Nigerian Communication Commission to review the rank of
officers who sign letters of investigation from the rank of an Assistant
Commissioner of Police, to An Assistant Superintendent of Police.
“Service providers are hiding under from the fact that they have
approvals from the NCC, They don’t honour request for information from
the police except such letters are signed by officers of the rank of
ACP. This is hampering investigation and there is need to review it.
First of all, how many Assistant Commissioners of Police do we have?
Banks are all over the place, all across the country, I expect that
letters signed by a senior police officer of the rank of ASP and above
should be sufficient and honoured so that information is gotten on time
to enable investigation to be completed on time before the hoodlums
disperse or relocate.”
Speaking, Head of Security and Safety, Union Bank and Chairman of Heads
of security, Banks and other Financial Institutions in Nigeria, Col. Sam
Agbanusi, who led the delegation, stated that the communiqué also
called for proactive measures with a view to checkmating criminal
activities that are inimical to security.
He said: “Since 2018is a pre-election year, a lot of activities will be
on and you cannot rule out the possibility of crime rate increasing. So,
we are trying to be proactive and not reactionary to issues.”
We need to put certain modalities in place to forestall such events.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/police-plan-24-hr-surveillance-banks-others/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/police-plan-24-hr-surveillance-banks-others/
INDICATIONS yesterday
emerged of plans to launch a special patrol convoy dedicated for a
24-hour surveillance of banks and other financial institutions around
riverine areas and creeks in Lagos.
This was disclosed in a four point communique issued at the end of a
courtesy visit on the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police
Command, Mr Imohimi Edgal, by heads of security, Banks and other
institutions in Nigeria.
Noting that the security architecture in Lagos was tight, the CP however
stated that a special patrol convoy was needed because of the
topography of the state .
He said: “Lagos is surrounded by water. We have a lot of creeks, as well
as legal and illegal jetties and generally banks that are situated in
such areas are more vulnerable. That is why part of our communiqué at
the end of the meeting was to fashion out ways to strengthen security of
banks in those areas. In addition we resolved that a letter will be
written to Nigerian Communication Commission to review the rank of
officers who sign letters of investigation from the rank of an Assistant
Commissioner of Police, to An Assistant Superintendent of Police.
“Service providers are hiding under from the fact that they have
approvals from the NCC, They don’t honour request for information from
the police except such letters are signed by officers of the rank of
ACP. This is hampering investigation and there is need to review it.
First of all, how many Assistant Commissioners of Police do we have?
Banks are all over the place, all across the country, I expect that
letters signed by a senior police officer of the rank of ASP and above
should be sufficient and honoured so that information is gotten on time
to enable investigation to be completed on time before the hoodlums
disperse or relocate.”
Speaking, Head of Security and Safety, Union Bank and Chairman of Heads
of security, Banks and other Financial Institutions in Nigeria, Col. Sam
Agbanusi, who led the delegation, stated that the communiqué also
called for proactive measures with a view to checkmating criminal
activities that are inimical to security.
He said: “Since 2018is a pre-election year, a lot of activities will be
on and you cannot rule out the possibility of crime rate increasing. So,
we are trying to be proactive and not reactionary to issues.”
We need to put certain modalities in place to forestall such events.
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/police-plan-24-hr-surveillance-banks-others/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/police-plan-24-hr-surveillance-banks-others/
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