Police commissioner orders removal of roadblocks on Lagos-Badagry expressway

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the removal of all illegal police checkpoints on the Lagos-Badagry expressway.

Spokesman for the state police command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Saturday that Odumosu gave the directive while addressing Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers in the command.

The statement said, “In his bid to restore sanity and decency to the operations of the police along the ever-busy international route, Lagos/Badagry Expressway, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered for the immediate dismantling of illegal road blocks by the police teams from the Lagos State Police Command.

“He ordered the Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers whose jurisdictions fall along the Badagry Expressway; Festac and Area K, Marogbo, to withdraw their men from the illegal road blocks.

“He directed that they embark on aggressive motorised patrol and surveillance to police their areas and the route.

“The Commissioner of Police confirmed that the illegal police road blocks along the route have been condemned by the government, international bodies and interest groups and they must be dismantled without delay.”

The CP, however, noted that other police operatives from other police formations, outside the supervision of the Lagos State Police Command operating along the route would be contacted to adjust and do the needful to restore sanity to their operations.

Odumosu warned the concerned area commanders to desist and take necessary action on the full compliance with his order as any defaulter would be sanctioned accordingly.