Emmanuel Thomas, Lagos
August 10, 2015 – New Chairman, Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences, Mr. Olubukola Abe has warned his men to stay away from bribe or be made to face the wrath of the law.
Abe, a Superintendent of Police, SP, was appointed new Taskforce Chairman after the former was sacked by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday over allegation of extortion.
Speaking in his office, he said that the era demanding bribe from motorists was over, saying that anyone caught henceforth would be severely dealt with. According to him, the Commissioner of Police had declared zero tolerance for corruption and that it will not have a place in his tenure CP.
Abe said it was not possible for members of the taskforce to be corrupt and enforce the law at the same time, saying that it was not going to be business as usual. On the return of hoodlums to Oshodi, Abe said that his men would soon raid the area and return normalcy to the area.
“We are going to do it urgently, within the next two or three days. We don’t want lawlessness. The exercise will not take us time,” he said.
He also said the taskforce was ready to clear Lagos roads off street trading as the state government detested petty robbery of motorists by hoodlums during traffic gridlock.
He advised traders to be law abiding and go about their normal duties as the taskforce would ensure that they were protected, adding that his mission as taskforce boss was to bring sanity back to the environment. The new Taskforce chairman was born in 1969 and bagged a Higher National Diploma, HND in Accounting.
Until his appointment, he was State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
A very capable hand who is equal to the task.