Security agencies in Lagos State are responding to threats by Oodua Republic and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) agitators to disrupt law and order, and attack soft targets in the state, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu said Monday.
Odumosu made this declaration at a stakeholders’ forum on security, which was chaired by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the state secretariat, Alausa.
“The command has taken notice of agitators for Oodua Republic by some Yoruba separatist groups and the threats to disrupt law and order in the state,” the Police boss said.
“Twenty-four of these groups have been identified and being closely monitored. “Similarly, the threat of IPOB to attack soft targets in Lagos is equally being put on the radar of the command intelligence gathering and other security services in the state. Strategies are being put in place to neutralise their activities.
“The command is using this medium to solicit for the support of all and sundry to be vigilant at all times and report any suspicious person or movement to security agencies. Let us adopt the slogan of “when you see something, say something.”
There have been increased attacks on Police, Army and other security agents and their facilities in the South East and South South regions. Although IPOB has always denied its involvement in these attacks, suspicion has fallen on the organization and its military wing, the Eastern Security Network.
In one of such wave attacks in Rivers and Akwa Ibom States, unidentified gunmen killed at least 12 police officers within 24 hours. Some of them were killed during attacks at their officers, while others were gunned down at checkpoints along the road.
