Following the recent invasion and incessant killings in Lagos and Ogun communities by unknown gunmen, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, Fatai Owoseni says residents have lost trust in the country’s police formation.
The CP expressed his concern at the City Hall, venue of the 2016 Stakeholders Forum organised by the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business District (CBD) on Tuesday.
Owoseni, who was represented by Chief Superintendent of Police, Olusegun Ajamolaya, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Victoria Island, lamented that Nigerians do not have trust in the police recognized by the 1999 constitution.
The police commissioner said, “The major problem we have now is for the citizens to have trust in us; they do not trust the police they have. They believe that if they give information to the police, they will sell out.
“Due to this, the maximum cooperation we should get from the citizens is lacking.
“We believe that larger percent of the reasons acclaimed by the residents were stereotype. The Nigerian police are evolving daily. We want you to have faith in us and I believe that we will not disappoint you.”
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