The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Olorundare Jimoh, says the response time of his men to robbery and other public order offences is five minutes.
“Our response time to crime is less than 10 minutes. We have even reduced it further to five minutes. Once you call us, under five minutes, we are there,” the police boss said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday.
Jimoh assured Lagosians that the state was secure and safe. According to him, the police get to the bad boys before they harm residents of the state.
He said most of the violent crimes in Lagos are constantly prevented by his men.
“For those crimes that couldn’t be detected, there is prompt detection to serve as a deterrence to others.
“For any would-be suspects who want to commit crimes, if you know that once you commit the crime, you would be apprehended, then definitely you have a second thinking about it but most of the violent crimes in the state are prevented,” the police commissioner stated.
The police commissioner further said his men’s behaviour has changed over time, adding that they have successfully eradicated traffic robbery in Lagos.
Jimoh said the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission would determine the level of restriction on movement during the July 12, 2025, local government election across the state.
Credit: channelstv.com
