The Lagos State Police Command has released a press statement on the “eviction of Nigerians”, saying, “it is not aware, neither was it part, of any such operation”.
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The press statement was released on Saturday 4 May, 2024 and signed by Lagos Police PRO, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
The Lagos State Police statement was in response to a tweet by X user, Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters): “Nigerian Police On Orders Of Lagos Government Pack Residents In Several Luxurious Buses To Osun, Warn Them To ‘Remain In Their State'”.
Via its PRO, SP Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police Command quoted Sahara Reporters’ tweet and commented with a press statement.
The Press Statement:
LAGOS STATE POLICE COMMAND NOT INVOLVED IN ANY EVICTION OF NIGERIANS
Following news making the rounds that the “Nigerian Police…Pack Residents…to Osun,” the Lagos State Police Command wishes to clarify that it is not aware, neither was it part, of any such operation.
The Command, in keeping with its mandates of prevention and detection of crime, conducts raids of black spots from time to time, and promptly arraigns only culpable suspects in courts of competent jurisdiction in the state after a thorough screening of the people raided.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, mni assures the good people of Lagos State that the Command would continue to prioritize their safety and security at all times.
SP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, anipr, mipra
Police Public Relations Officer,
Lagos State Command,
Ikeja-Lagos
May 4, 2024.
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