The Lagos State Police command has said that that the acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Adamu Mohammed has suspended the planned redeployment of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr. Edgal Imohimi from the command.
This was contained in a statement issued in Lagos yesterday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti who noted that the acting IGP directed that the status quo should be maintained.
Oti added that the CP, who was well known for his discipline and respect for orders, was about handing over to Mr. Kayode Egbetokun on Tuesday when he received the directive to suspend the ceremony and await further instructions.
He said,” As a command, we thought it necessary to inform the people of Lagos that the CP, Edgal Imohimi, going by this development, remains the head of the police in the state.
“While humbled by the decision, the CP wishes to assure the people of Lagos that their safety and security remains his priority”.
It will be recalled that CP Edgal Imohimi was last week redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Explosive Ordinance Department by the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. He was to be replaced by Kayode Egbetokun, former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to former Governor Ahmed Tinubu as acting Commissioner in the state before the latest development.
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