{"id":18697,"date":"2017-10-30T11:10:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T10:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=18697"},"modified":"2017-10-30T11:25:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T10:25:09","slug":"police-mandate-cctv-use-curb-crimes-night-clubs-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/police-mandate-cctv-use-curb-crimes-night-clubs-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Mandate CCTV Use To Curb Crimes In Night Clubs, Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tayo Olanipekun<\/p>\n

Lagos State Police Command has said to stamp out drug abuse, peddling and other criminal activities in hotels, night clubs, bars and other resorts in the state,operators must support the police by installing gadgets such as CCTV cameras and metal box detectors to cover their establishments.<\/p>\n

The statr Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, who said this, warned operators to colaborate with the security agencies in the overall best interest of their businesses and security of the state.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the weekend during a meeting with stakeholders in the hospitality industry at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja, Edgal said intelligence report indicated that there was increase in drug abuse among youths and minors, and that such was dangerous to efforts of the state government in promoting the night economy of the state.<\/p>\n

He said through the efforts of the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, there had been many initiatives and programmes geared toward ensuring a 24-hour economy for Lagos, but community policing and security partnership would assist a lot.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cOne of such areas is the issue of drug peddling, drug use and abuse. Intelligence report at my disposal reveals that there is increased drug peddling, drug abuse in most of our night clubs, lounges, beaches and so on across the state. Young men and women freely use narcotic substances at times in the seating areas, at times more hidden in the toilet areas of our clubs, lounges, hotels to the knowledge of the operators but they are doing nothing about it. This is wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scourge of drugs and its attendant effect is not only health wise on the young population but also that sheer fact that there is a very clear correlation between drug and crime is something that should make every responsible Lagosian worried. The ease with which our youths are getting access to drugs at clubs, lounges, beaches and so on is worrisome and our meeting here today is to send a very strong signal to operators that it is not going to be business as usual.\u201d<\/p>

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The CP said it had also been observed that some hotels in the state now give rooms to minors for use and also sell alcoholic drinks to them, while under-aged girls were also being allowed to use such establishments for prostitution, saying that such was very criminal and capable of leading to crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, we also have the issue of criminals hibernating and having safe haven in all our beaches, hotels, clubs, lounges these days. The last intelligence report I received indicates that young men now move around these establishments armed. This is very dangerous for the security of the state. We have it on good authority that some of these establishments are used as meeting points to plan crimes before they execute,\u201d Edgal said.<\/p>\n

He said in as much as the police have the capacity to arrest any operator found aiding such, he was however, engaging the stakeholders in line with the principle of community policing and security partnership to tackle the menace frontally, while any operator found culpable would henceforth be arrested, shamed and prosecuted in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n

The CP also set up a 10-man Committee headed by the Managing Director of Farm City Lounge in Lekki, Mr. Lanre Carew, to come up with a comprehensive blueprint on how to strengthen security in the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n

The Committee, whose members are drawn from across the state, has two weeks to submit its report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tayo Olanipekun Lagos State Police Command has said to stamp out drug abuse, peddling and other criminal activities in hotels, night clubs, bars and other resorts in the state,operators must support the police by installing gadgets such as CCTV cameras and metal box detectors to cover their establishments. 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