CS Adekile warns residents against assaulting LNSC officers
By Damilola Kushimo
The Corps Superintendent (CS) of Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Isolo LCDA, CS Funmilola Adekile has warned residents including road users and traders in the neighbouring Ladipo Market to desist from assaulting the corps officers especially when they are on duty.
She made this call-for-caution in response to the recent face-off between the corps officers and some unknown traders from Ladipo Market which resulted in an attack on one of the officers, ACS Adesemowo Adewale recently.
The incident happened when Adesemowo and some other officers led by the CS were having a routine monitoring exercise and got stuck in traffic congestion at Five Star area of Isolo.
It was learnt that the team’s patrol van got damaged by a bike rider who was impatiently navigating through the traffic jam and that while re-fixing the fender, some men sensed to be traders at Ladipo Market who were also in transit began hurling insulting worlds on the officers for causing the hold-up.
The unknown men later pounced on Adesemowo, inflicting injuries on him and robbing him of some personal possessions.
According to the CS, the incident was prevented from escalating into fracas as the police were immediately alerted to take control of the situation, adding that the police are currently carrying out an investigation on the matter.
However, Adekile said the corps officers deserve respect from the public for the great work they are doing in the community but should not be subject to attacks and assaults.
“The attack on our officers and damage on our patrol van is becoming too often and most times it is always from these Ladipo boys and reckless drivers. The police are doing their investigation on the matter and we’ve also informed our superior but we want to appeal to them (Ladipo boys, bus drivers and Okada riders) to stop what seems to be a deliberate attack on us. We don’t even understand why they’re attacking us by damaging our vehicle and assaulting our men. They don’t have any justifiable reason for always attacking us.
“Our activities are within the scope of our mode of operation which has been to maintain peace and order in the community. We control traffic and other social activities. We’ve tried to engage their chairman (Ladipo Market) but we realised that they have many chairmen. We deserve to be regarded and respected and not attacked in whatever manner,” she lamented.
