IGP visits injured officers assured on security.

Security in Lagos State has received a boost following the commissioning of 114 patrol vehicles and 52 power motorbikes to the Lagos State police command. Also bullet proof vests and other security gadgets were commissioned at Alausa by the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar during a visit to the state on Monday. The security equipment and vehicles were donated by the Lagos state local councils and the state security trust fund. Mr. Abubakar said Nigerians will get the best of security during his tenure. Mr Abubakar also paid an unscheduled visit to the 68 Army Reference Hospital at Yaba where he conducted other senior police and army officers round the hospital to see five police officers who suffered various degrees of injuries during a United Nation peacekeeping assignment at Darfur Sudan. "We are here on an unscheduled visit to encourage and empathize with five of our officers receiving treatment. We are satisfied with their level of recuperation.We express our gratitude to the army for treating our officers;the Force is footing their medical expenses and will do everything possible to facilitate their quick and full recovery.".Mr. Abubakar said. Mr Abubakar added that the police hospital need upgrading so as to position it to meet the medical needs of officers and men of the Force. It was gathered that the police men sustained injuries on June 5th 2012 when a rain storm blew off their apartment at Zalingei Darfur. Reacting to the robbery incident in Lagos on Sunday where at least three policemen and civilians were killed Mr Abubakar assured Lagos residents of the police determination to rid the country of crime. "There is no doubt that there has been a reduction in crime in the last six months. There was a time when police stations,army formation and other infrastructure were been attacked daily but this is no longer so. The death of the officers is the supreme price we pay to secure lives and property in the country. You must know that when you fight crime,crime will fight back but we are committed to the security of lives and property".Mr Abubakar said.