The Assistant Inspector General of
Police in charge of Zone 2, Joseph
Mbu, says the threat he issued to
kill 10 people for every policeman
killed made the governorship and
assembly elections to be peaceful
in Lagos.
Mbu spoke on Saturday after
monitoring the elections in some
parts of the state with journalists.
The AIG visited the Ikeja, Agege,
Alimosho, Somolu, Ogudu, Yaba,
Lagos Island and Gbagada areas of
Lagos State, among others.
There was no chaos or fight in all
the areas as residents cheered the
police team.
However, three people were
arrested in the Ikeja GRA for moving
around in their cars, while a
passerby, who attempted recording
the scene, was equally
apprehended.
His Smartphone was smashed on
the ground by a policeman.
At the end of the tour, Mbu lauded
the courage of policemen in the
state and the orderly conduct of the
elections.
Asked what was responsible for the
peaceful conduct of the elections,
Mbu said, “Generally, people are
becoming more and more mature.
“Also, the statement I made, which
people misconstrued, also helped
the police because people say, ‘this
man has come o, and whatever he
says, he means it’, and that instilled
fear in them. Go and check all the
places where I served, how many
people have died? We don’t kill
anyhow.
“But you have to instill fear so that
people will have more respect for
the police.
“Now we have succeeded as far as I
am concerned.”
The AIG acknowledged some fracas
in the Agric, Ikorodu area of the
state, saying it was minor and the
police were able to arrest the
situation