Hardship: Police, NEMA Put Warehouses In Lagos On High Alert Over Possible Attacks By Hoodlums

Officials and staff have been placed on red alert by the Lagos State Police Command and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) due to potential assaults on warehouses and shopping centers around the state and the South-West.

In a conversation with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), SP Ben Hundeyin, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Lagos State Police command, affirmed this.

He said that in order to stop criminals from targeting warehouses and retail centers throughout the state, the command had stepped up monitoring in their vicinity. Though he clarified that the increased security awareness was a component of routine efforts to reduce violence rather than a preemptive response to a potential security breach in such locations.

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He stated, “The Command is just being alive to its responsibilities. In fact, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has deployed personnel to vulnerable places.

“Area Commanders, Heads of Tactical Teams and DPOs have also been briefed in that regard.

“Operatives of the state anti-crime outfit, the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), have also been briefed on the need to keep close watch on government warehouses and malls, where food items and beverages are sold.”

In the South-West Region, NEMA has increased security at its storage facilities. Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, the South-West Zone Coordinator for NEMA said.

According to him, the rationale for the enhanced security measures is in response to potential threats from individuals seeking to exploit the country’s current situation to raid government warehouses storing food supplies.

He stated, “Although, there’s no single food item in the warehouses but all critical stakeholders are on standby for any attempt by anyone to break into them.

“We are taking worse scenario precautionary safety measures to safeguard both human and other assets of the Federal Government from unforeseen circumstances.”