Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered security agencies to apply appropriate force to clampdown on criminals, pipeline vandals, miscreants and cultists disturbing the peace of residents in the state.
The Governor who spoke on Tuesday, February 16, during a security inspection tour of Owutu, Ishawo, Oke Oko and other adjoining communities in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the state, also warned criminals to stay off the streets of Lagos, saying that his government will stop at nothing to ensure the restoration of peace in the area, which had hitherto being disturbed by the activities of vandals and miscreants.
It would be recalled that the abduction of seven Department of State Security (DSS) operatives in the area sometime in October last year and other criminal activities of vandals necessitated Governor Ambode to request for a military/security operation in the area code named ‘Operation Awatse’
The Governor not only requested for the operation, but also briefed the President Muhammadu Buhari as well as the Chief of Defence Staff on the criminality going on in the area, after which they approved the military operation.
Thus, the visit by the Governor, who supported the military operation monetarily, was a follow up to boost the morale of the security forces and then see the possibility of opening up the road as a permanent solution to dislodging all criminal activities in that axis.
The Governor, who made a brief stop at the Little Palace Hotel, where vandals once used to plan and execute their criminal activities before it was taken over by a combined force of the Nigeria Army, Navy, Airforce, the DSS and the Police under the code name, ‘Operation Awatse’, expressed deep regret over the loss of three officers of the operation, assuring that his administration will give the force the necessary support to wage war against the vandals.
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