Lekki Concession Company (LCC) has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba to tell Joseph Mbu to release toll operators arrested by his aides on Thursday 29 January.

In a statement by LCC, it pleaded with Abba to prevail on Mbu to release its staff after they were forcefully and unnecessarily seized from their duty post in Lagos state.

According to the statement: “At about 6:09 p.m. on Thursday 29 January 2015, the newly deployed AIG Zone 2, covering Lagos and Ogun States, (AIG Joseph Mbu) passed through Lane 8 at Toll Plaza 1 on the Eti-Osa Lekki-Epe Expressway, (a toll road under concession to a private concern, Lekki Concession Company-LCC) with 6 police vehicles and an armoured van in his convoy,” the statement said.

“Though it is customary to exempt law enforcement agents and other agencies on official duty from paying toll, each vehicle that passes through the plaza still needs to be processed as exempt vehicle to ensure adequate reconciliation of daily transactions. Consequently, while the toll collector was trying to process the vehicles, the police officers in the AIG’s convoy asked him to open the boom for all the vehicles to pass through. Unfortunately, all explanations by the Toll Collector on the need to follow LCC’s operational guidelines and to process the vehicles individually fell on deaf ears.”

LCC noted that: “After he had processed the first vehicle, the police men in AIG’s Mbu’s convoy jumped off their vehicle into the booth and physically assaulted the Toll Operator. They then bundled him and 3 policemen attached to the plaza into their vehicle and whisked them off.”

“The toll Collector and the 3 policemen are currently detained at Maroko Police Station in Lagos. The CCTV footage clearly shows that there was no delay or confrontation by the LCC staff at the plaza which could have degenerated into such act of intimidation, harassment and detention.

“In view of the foregoing, we wish to passionately appeal to the Inspector General of Police Mr. Suleiman Abba to kindly use his good office to intervene and ensure immediate release of the detained LCC staff as they have committed no offence. At the material time, they were only doing their legitimate duties.

“We also wish to affirm that we do appreciate the important functions of Law Enforcement Agencies. However, we expect them to also assist us in preventing a breakdown of law and order by following universal rules and procedures where applicable.”

Source: http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/01/30/lekki-concession-company-appeals-to-ig-to-release-toll-operators/

Law Enforcement Agents or Law Breaking Agents..?

MBU

How can you think Nigerian police would give you money ..lo! You are supposed to give them money for passing the toll gate ... Lo!

Mbu should have arrested tiefnubu!
nonsense.

Mbu have started from where he stopped at PH, Mbu should know that Lagos isn't PH, you can't operate with impunity & go away with it in Lagos, he should trend softly the land is slippery here.

alaoeri:
Mbu have started from where he stopped at PH, Mbu should know that Lagos isn't PH, you can't operate with impunity & go away with it in Lagos, he should trend softly the land is slippery here.

is lagos a lawless land?


Mbu is a diligent law enforcement officer.
he will deal with all the criminals in lagos.
i support him 100%

tit:


is lagos a lawless land?


Mbu is a diligent law enforcement officer.
he will deal with all the criminals in lagos.
i support him 100%

Am not saying he shouldn't do his work but he should do it according to law or how will you explain his boys unlawfully detaining LCC staff.

You have no reason whatsoever to slow down a police convoy who might be on their way to an emergency spot.
Not least for a useless toll rubbish.

This is not the true story. What really happened was that an impudent and disrespectful toll operator had the gall to demand that the vehicles conveying AIG Mbu and his team should pay tolls. When the operator was told who the convoy was carrying, he spiteful retorted, "who is AIG? Abeg he should pay toll?". Mbu apparently overhead the comment and ordered his officers to bundle the fools away and lock them up until they developed some common sense.

With Mbu in town, I have no doubt that Tinubu's antics would be put in check. Their greed and desperation for illicit money has blinded them to the extent that they would demand tolls from police officers on duty. Can you imagine that?

Collynzo9:
You have no reason whatsoever to slow down a police convoy who might be on their way to an emergency spot.
Not least for a useless toll rubbish.

I have always known having this Babarian villagers in our midst would cause trouble. It is why their region will never see real development other than more "I big pass you" desolate mansions.

hedonistic:
With Mbu in town, I have no doubt that Tinubu's antics would be put in check. Their greed and desperation for illicit money has blinded them to the extent that they would demand tolls from police officers on duty. Can you imagine that?

What makes the police special? Are they not public servants again?

Now innocent LCC staff should just allow every Mbu to pass through the gates without following laid down employer's procedures?

That Mbu guy behaves worse than agbero, confirmed.

ibedun:


What makes the police special? Are they not public servants again?

Now innocent LCC staff should just allow every Mbu to pass through the gates without following laid down employer's procedures?

That Mbu guy behaves worse than agbero, confirmed.

There's no where in the world that police officers and other law enforcement agents pay tolls or are unnecessarily delayed at toll gates while on duty.

hedonistic:

There's no where in the world that police officers and other law enforcement agents pay tolls or are unnecessarily delayed at toll gates while on duty.

Only in countries where they have auto recognition systems in place are police not impeded.

In un-manned tolls the Police like everybody else use passes (just that passes for emergency services including the Police are different) but are still required to be swiped for access.

As with everything else in our monkey kingdom, lawlessness prevails.

Mbu you are welcomeooooooooooh