Tension as soldiers threaten to shoot RRS officers over covered number plates in Lagos

By Evelyn Usman


There was an uproar in Victoria Island area of Lagos weekend as Military personnel allegedly hired by the driver of a vehicle with covered number plate attempted to shoot operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, in a bid to prevent them from impounding the vehicle.

The driver of the vehicle, Adam Oluremi, 32, was arrested alongside the vehicle, a Mercedes Benz, ML 350.

Five other vehicles with covered plate numbers were also impounded by the policemen.

The Squad’s action was in compliance of the Lagos State Government order to the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, to impound any vehicle driven with covered plate number in the state.

Also read: Police to impound vehicles with ESCORT, PILOT, SPY as plate numbers
As at the time of writing this report, five of the vehicles had been transferred to the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences

The RRS officers according to the Lagos State Police Command, professionally de-escalated the crisis and successfully towed the sixth vehicle to RRS Headquarters.

Commenting on the issue, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, who directed that the vehicle be impounded and the driver prosecuted, maintained that nobody was above the law.

However, the RRS Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has charged officers of the squad to be professional in the discharge of their responsibilities, adding that they should be civil and firm in enforcing the law.

He also urged them to be dedicated and not to give room for distractions while on duty, even as he informed that “ law-abiding Lagosians should look forward to a robust relationship. The squad would be uncompromising with criminals. Criminals should either shape up with the laws of the State or relocate”

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FTC dey sweet ooooo

I was about to read the story

but I found out no one has commented......

Welcome to Nigeria..

Where every NONENTITY with a little bit of power likes to dey show themselves..

Banana republic where security agencies see themselves as rivals

Any small thing these idiots with guns don threaten to shoot.. Thank God man nor be God oh

Nigeria

Ftc
Wahalla

Las breakers

No be the same soldiers wey loose a base holding two army sections on Thursday - Marte,Borno State?

As soon as our soldiers cross Kogi state from the North they suddenly become bold.

But heading North they become coward shooting target for Boko boys.

Make i face front sef.

Truth be told since after the endsars saga everywhere in Lagos now you’ll see escort with siren,
police spy numbers, covered plate numbers, driving speed and making
unnecessary noises up and down

I m in no support of d soldiers action as nobody is above d law however Police sef too de like fall soldier hand, especially wen de r on road block on d high way..that's how one bloody civilian mopol threaten to shoot at a soldier at ore even after he had parked all because he refused to give him deir usual #100.

Dey shld send them all to sambisa, lubbish

Problem no they finish for this country

Nigeria

Wahala be like bicycle

Good the car was eventually impounded. No one is above the law.

Nigeria police is guilty of this crime. They escort celebrities, useless VIPs and rich men with covered plate number.
This is just initial garagara and will not go beyond 3 months.

Ok

Only happens in a zoo

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Lawless country

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