Members of the anti-cultism squad of the Lagos State Police Command have been relieved of their duties following allegations of unprofessional conducts and corruption.
All the affected men have been directed to report to the Lagos State Police Headquarters for debriefing.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, has also redeployed the officer-in-charge of the squad, Godwin Agbegbe, while Akaninyene Etuk has been posted to take over from him.
The move, according to a statement by command spokesman, Chike Oti, is also “to revitalise the outfit, believed to be very crucial in the fight against cultists and cultism in the state by infusing it with fresh blood for better service delivery.”
Imohimi, Oti added, “warns that the same treatment awaits any other unit in the command that is working at cross-purposes with the fundamental objectives of the Nigeria Police Force.
“He added that area commanders, divisional police officers and head of departments must increase supervision of their men in order to ensure non-violation of the police standard operating procedure.”
