LASG honours 20 policemen.
Twenty policemen from the Lagos State Police Command, who rescued four kidnapped persons in October, were on Thursday honoured by the state government.
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, who presented the policemen with plaques at the fifth Town Hall Meeting on Security in Lagos, said his administration was poised to reward hard work.
Fashola said that no honour was too big for those who placed their lives ``on the line for others to have comfort.``
The honoured policemen, led by Mopol 2 Commander, Patrick Ejedawe, rescued the four abducted people in October from a criminal syndicate.
The syndicate had demanded a ransom of N150 million to free the abducted persons.
The honoured officers recovered from the scene of the arrest eight AK-47 riffles and 108 fully loaded AK-47 magazines; one rocket launcher, three rockets and thousands of ammunition.
Speaking on the honour, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Yakubu Alkali, said the award would surely ginger the police officers to double their efforts.
Alkali noted that with greater logistics support from the state government, men of the command would perform their duties creditably.
He said a total of six suspects,including a herbalist, had been arrested in connection with the kidnapping.
Ejedawe, who led the other police officers in the rescue operation, said the award showed that those in government were watching the activities of policemen.
He said the honour was `highly` appreciated, adding that ``it will make us double our efforts.``
Abba Kyiari, the Second-in-Command to Ejedawa said the honour was a morale booster``.
He said this kind of recognition is what younger officers require to make them more committed to their constitutional responsibilities.
Twenty policemen from the Lagos State Police Command, who rescued four kidnapped persons in October, were on Thursday honoured by the state government.
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, who presented the policemen with plaques at the fifth Town Hall Meeting on Security in Lagos, said his administration was poised to reward hard work.
Fashola said that no honour was too big for those who placed their lives ``on the line for others to have comfort.``
The honoured policemen, led by Mopol 2 Commander, Patrick Ejedawe, rescued the four abducted people in October from a criminal syndicate.
The syndicate had demanded a ransom of N150 million to free the abducted persons.
The honoured officers recovered from the scene of the arrest eight AK-47 riffles and 108 fully loaded AK-47 magazines; one rocket launcher, three rockets and thousands of ammunition.
Speaking on the honour, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Yakubu Alkali, said the award would surely ginger the police officers to double their efforts.
Alkali noted that with greater logistics support from the state government, men of the command would perform their duties creditably.
He said a total of six suspects,including a herbalist, had been arrested in connection with the kidnapping.
Ejedawe, who led the other police officers in the rescue operation, said the award showed that those in government were watching the activities of policemen.
He said the honour was `highly` appreciated, adding that ``it will make us double our efforts.``
Abba Kyiari, the Second-in-Command to Ejedawa said the honour was a morale booster``.
He said this kind of recognition is what younger officers require to make them more committed to their constitutional responsibilities.
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