berem:
Did policemen arrive at the robbery scene after the robbers fled? If they did,then its their usual way of coming to a robbery scene after the deed has been done.
I don't think the presence of Jonathan and Buhari in Lagos stalled the policemen's inablity to fight the robbers.

RIP to the dead.

remsonik:
I think our leaders are just paranoid. No policeman should be made to leave his duty post because the president or a VIP is visiting.

francizy:
The policemen have always been incompetent so don't blame it on government officials.

Obiagelli:

The police has been very effective against armed robbers, i know this for a fact. I also know that those that operated yesterday will be caught very soon, but we need to maintain top security always.

francizy:


Sometimes last month, there was a robbery operation at Abule Ado and the police came about 20mins after the robbers had finished carrying out their operations.

Obiagelli:

The police has been very effective against armed robbers, i know this for a fact. I also know that those that operated yesterday will be caught very soon, but we need to maintain top security always.

Obiagelli:

I doubt it was blazingly done as the one on Lekki, one a major roads in broad daylight. Which area is abule ado?

Obiagelli:
I think the lekki robbery was largely successful because of the visit of president Jonathan and Muhamodu Buhari to Lagos yesterday. I think the over concentration of the entire security agencies on Victoria Island made other areas vulnerable.
From eyewitness reports, the criminals had a filled time operating from close to fifteen minutes in a very busy area of Lagos, an area with usual high police and military (OP MESA) presence and there was almost no engagement or fire exchange. In fact the policemen that lost their lives were escorts to a private body.

The VIPs, Presidents and other top officials should look for ways to sort out their own security instead of putting the rest of us in danger. I don't see any reason why policemen should leave their formations to position themselves along the 3rd mainland bridge and major roads like mascots just because someone is visiting.

Obiagelli.

Obiagelli:
I think the lekki robbery was largely successful because of the visit of president Jonathan and Muhamodu Buhari to Lagos yesterday. I think the over concentration of the entire security agencies on Victoria Island made other areas vulnerable.
From eyewitness reports, the criminals had a filled time operating from close to fifteen minutes in a very busy area of Lagos, an area with usual high police and military (OP MESA) presence and there was almost no engagement or fire exchange. In fact the policemen that lost their lives were escorts to a private body.

The VIPs, Presidents and other top officials should look for ways to sort out their own security instead of putting the rest of us in danger. I don't see any reason why policemen should leave their formations to position themselves along the 3rd mainland bridge and major roads like mascots just because someone is visiting.

Obiagelli.

berem:
robbers attacked Ecobank three times at Ojo Alaba in a space of 5months last year and the police did not kill not even one of the robbers despite their heavy presence at the market with their armoured tank stationed in the market.
This has nothing to do with a VIP visit. The policemen are just too scared to attack the robbers because they believe the robbers have more sophisticated weapons than them.

berem:
robbers attacked Ecobank three times at Ojo Alaba in a space of 5months last year and the police did not kill not even one of the robbers despite their heavy presence at the market with their armoured tank stationed in the market.
This has nothing to do with a VIP visit. The policemen are just too scared to attack the robbers because they believe the robbers have more sophisticated weapons than them.

mrborntodoit:


[s] You are on point today,please always ensure you wake up by the same time you did today!

Politics without bitterness is the way forward,I'm sure with time,you will see the light.

Cc Barcanista [/s]

Obiagelli:


Really? 3 times, wow. Honestly the last armed robbery i heard of was the one at the airport car park. If the police are scared of robbers then we are in serious trouble. Maybe someday we will get state police that will have proper training, equipments and welfare.

barcanista:
Inasmuch as I understand the position you are coming from, I will have to disagree with you. The problem of insecurity has nothing to do with the security of lives and properties of VIPs. In fact, President, VPs, Ministers, Former Heads of States and other functionaries DESERVE to be given 24/7 protection by the security forces especially the President and serving Governors. Assassinating a President means more than just the death of one man.

What we should advocate for is the restructuring and reformation of the Police Force. We need community and state policing. In the meantime, we need reformation in our security sector. Our servicemen need to be professional and intelligence gathering need to be taken seriously.

berem:
yes they attacked thrice. Ecobank has about five branches at Alaba that's why they were repeatedly robbed.

Obiagelli:

The police has atleast 2 Apc's on that road and they couldn't do anything? Something must be wrong, especially that it happened 3 times.

From personal experience, the average response time of the police these days is less than 10 minutes

Obiagelli:

You are probably right but i don't understand policemen lining the 3rd mainland bridge because a VIP is in town, we are desperately short of policemen to be wasting them at the expense of others.
When will we get state police is another matter entirely, in fact i expect that this should be one of the main topics for this election, apparently Nigerians don't value life.

IbnSultaan:
Our private security laws can help
The should be allowed to hold license fire arms. Under d supervision of d police
Only dem will VIPs use such outfit

IbnSultaan:
Our private security laws can help
The should be allowed to hold license fire arms. Under d supervision of d police
Only dem will VIPs use such outfit

talktimi:
Those who don't understand security matters will take pedestrian opinions like that of the op seriously. In this case, there were two high profile individuals/targets in town in which one had an assassination attempt on his life last year (staged or not) and the other is a sitting president with history teaching us that lax security has led to the death of a Nigerian head of state before (Muritala Mohammed). The death by assassination of any of these two men would plunge the country into a crisis worse than the Biafran war. The best we can ask and have to demand for is a review of our security networks with an expansion of the forces via recruitment and equiping. Although the police is under the FG but states also get security votes which are used to augment the provisions of the security operatives to suit the situations on ground in the states eg in the south south, the state governors buy gun boats for police and jtf officer and we heard these robbers came by water. It's no time for blame games as we all learn everyday through good and bad experiences therefore I believe necessary action should be taken.

R.I.P to the dead

Obiagelli:

I completely agree with this