IGP issues relocation order to residents of distressed police building

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has directed residents of distressed police buildings to relocate for their safety.

Idris, however, assured that the police would provide financial support for new accommodation to families who had already been served quit notices.

He said the payments would be made as soon as funds were received from the Federal Government.

The IGP, who was represented by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Works, Mohammed Dikko, stated this during a tour of Highway Police Barracks, Ikeja, Lagos, where a building collapsed on Christmas Day, killing a Sergeant and a civilian.

His words: “We urge them to vacate the place. Already several of the buildings are defective and the occupants have been served quit notices by both the Police Works Department and the Lagos Commissioner of Police (CP) Command.

“We expect them to leave so as to avoid a similar tragedy.”

On the financial assistance to residents of buildings earmarked for demolition, the senior officer said the Police had “sent a request to the federal government, and we will soon swing into action”.

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