Lagos Police unveils comprehensive security plan for Eid-il-Fitr celebrations

The Lagos State Police Command has unveiled an extensive security arrangement across the state to guarantee a peaceful and incident-free Eid-il-Fitr celebration.

Commissioner of Police Olohundare Jimoh, acting on directives from the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has ordered the deployment of conventional officers, tactical units, and intelligence operatives to work in synergy in monitoring and responding to potential security threats.

According to a statement Wednesday by command spokesperson Abimbola Adebisi, marine police units have been activated to bolster surveillance along the state’s waterways, aimed at preventing criminal activities and unauthorised movements.

To ensure visibility and rapid response, Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and heads of tactical formations have been directed to intensify patrols, particularly in high-risk and densely populated areas.

Traffic management personnel have also been stationed across major highways, inner roads, and congestion-prone zones to ease movement during the celebrations, while security presence has been reinforced at Eid prayer grounds, mosques, markets, recreational centres, and other public locations expected to draw large gatherings.

Officers have been instructed to maintain professionalism throughout the operation.

The command reassured residents and visitors of its commitment to safeguarding lives and property before, during, and after the festivities, urging the public to remain vigilant and promptly report any suspicious activities to the nearest police station or through emergency lines.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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