CP Idowu Owohunwa (right) reporting for duty as new Lagos Police commissioner, Tuesday
‘I will not condone accidental discharge in my command’ – New Lagos CP, Owohunwa vows
Newly-deployed Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has vowed to ‘decisively deal’ with acts of unprofessionalism in the Command, including accidental discharge among the rank and file of the Force.
CP Owohunwa said this, Wednesday during his visit to some area commands as part of his familiarisation tour to all police formations in the Lagos command.
The CP, who visited Area G Ogba and Area F Ikeja respectively, where he addressed all the Divional Police Officers (DPOs) in the areas, urged the officers and men to be professional in their conduct as he would deal decisively with every unprofessionalism by anyone under him.
“I will not take accidental discharge from any of my officers. Infact, there is nothing like accidental discharge and it must not happen.
“Someone cocked the gun and that same person fired. You call it accidental discharged? No, I will not accept it. No one will be spared for accidental discharge in this command,” he warned.
Owohunwa requested the Area Commanders and DPOs to furnish him with all the black spots in their areas of jurisdiction and how they were being checked.
He also requested the officers to tell him the challenges in their areas and divisions.
Earlier, the police boss visited the Lagos State Security Trust Fund, where he met with the Executive Secretary of the fund, Dr Abdulrasaq Balogun, and requested for continuous support.
Balogun, while welcoming the CP to Lagos command, said that the fund would always support the police and other security agencies in the state.
He said they had been working with all former CPs who were posted to the state, adding that the fund would not stop during his time.
The executive secretary pointed out that the fund was established to save people and their properties in Lagos state.
CP Owohunwa assumed command of the police command in Lagos from CP Abiodun Alabi, who is now Acting AIG in charge of Zone 2 with headquarters in the state.
