Lagos State Police Command will soon establish Divisional Intelligence Offices at police stations across the state to handle information provided by members of the public.

According to the command, every police officer will now have a pocket notebook to jot down information given by members of the public while on duty.

Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi told a Stakeholders Security Meeting in Ikeja that the units would be set up to aid community policing in the state.

Imohimi said the information would be forwarded to the Divisional Information Officer at the end of the day for thorough processing.

He said this had become important as it had been observed that people often gave information to policemen without anything being done about it .

This, he said would cease henceforth.

Imohimi added that there is no police force all over the world that can perform without intelligence.

He said intelligence can only be received from the public when there is trust.

Community Policing is based on trust and goodwill. The era of a slap on the wrist for erring police officers is over and henceforth, any police officer caught demanding money for whatever reason will be dismissed.

If we fail to do so, we will fail to gain your trust and community policing will fail.

We encourage the people to say something when they see something. It is our duty to process the information and we promise protect your identity.

The police would also regulate the use of police stickers and other police souvenirs which had made some people fall victim of kidnappers.

You know when a person enters a bus feeling safe after seeing a police sticker on it but eventually falls victim, such person will never see anything good in the police. he said.

He said the Citizens Complaints Hot Center,CCHC, was available to report police misconduct and also police patrol vehicles will be stationed at strategic points where people can run to when in distress.

We have the Lagos State Police Command Intelligence Laboratory at Alausa, Ikeja where information supplied are processed.” he said.

The CP however pledged support for the vigilante security men as long as they have been profiled and registered with the police.

Adequate security will be provided for vigilante men especially at night because we no longer want all forms of residential robbery.” the CP said.

Imohimi also advised DPO’s to communicate more with the people in their communities and advised that Community Development Associations,CDA’s, should also hold regular meetings with their DPO’s.

He however commended the State Government for her support and charged police officers to pay back the gesture by keeping the state safe.