By Michael-Azeez Ogunsiji
Perturbed by the wave of criminal activities in Ikorodu, the Lagos Police Command has urged members of the public especially residents of Ikorodu and environs to always carry a valid form of identification.
The police said, this became important and necessary following series of police operations lined up in the area by the Lagos state police command led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations. In a release signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole stressed further that, “The Lagos state police command would like to inform members of the public especially residents in Ikorodu and environs,that from henceforth everybody moving around that part of the state, residents, students or workers should always have on them a valid form of identification. “The Lagos state police command is deeply concerned about the criminal activities in the area which is not only unlawful but also affecting the integrity of the state. “The planned police operations demands residents to carry on them a valid form of identification which will be verified, in order not to be restricted or face apprehension as adequate security arrangements have been put in place for the safety of every Nigerian throughout the state by the police and other security agencies. “This order takes immediate effect from the 4th of July 2017”, the Lagos PPRO averred.