Lagos State Commissioner of Police Olohundare Moshood Jimoh has warned criminals to change their ways or leave the state.
Jimoh gave the warning yesterday during his maiden press conference after assuming office as the 41st CP.
According to him, Lagos would be too hot for criminals and trouble makers as the police, in collaboration with sister agencies, would work to ensure that law-abiding Lagosians and their properties were secured.
Also, no fewer than 50 suspected cultists have been arrested by the Lagos Police Command and are being prosecuted at various courts.
The police chief said there would be new crime prevention and control strategies, adding that specialised units like the marine police, tactical squads, would be empowered for more effective service delivery.
Jimoh said the marine police would be equipped and deployed to patrol the creeks and riverines.
Already, he said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has acquired gunboats and other gadgets to equip the marine police, adding that the unit was a major part of the IGโs strategic policing.
He said: โNew and varied crime prevention, control and management strategies will be adopted and implemented to nip in the bud all forms of crimes, most especially violent crimes and promptly detect those crimes that may occur.
โThe command will be more proactive in crime fighting and prevention to detect, act and deal according to the laws, with early warning signals of crimes and other threats that can snowball into disturbances of public peace and safety, or breakdown of law and order appropriately.
โThe strategies, tactics, methods and techniques being implemented by the command to fight crimes such as traffic robbery, robbery, cultism in all ramifications, curbing of violent crimes around identified black spots and other notorious crime scenes will be reinvigorated and improved upon to achieve results and get the criminals off the streets of Lagos.โ (TheNation)