Lagosians must continue to support the men and officers of the Nigerian Police Force in order for the officers to discharge their duties effectively.


Executive Secretary, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun made plea at the simulation of bleeding control and cardio–pulmonary resuscitation, CPR, on accident victims by the officers of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, held on Governor Road, Alausa, Ikeja.


He noted that the training was part of the quarterly training for officers of the Rapid Response Squad to assist in saving lives on the road during emergencies.


Balogun added that the training was to ensure the officers, as first responders to emergencies in Lagos, know the basic steps to saving lives and stabilise victims of emergencies before the arrival of medical teams.

He maintained that the training are the kind of trainings that distinguish RRS officers from their counterparts in the Lagos Police Command.


According to him, it is important for all to realise the police are meant to protect serve the public, the public should on their part support them.

Speaking at the event, the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, Tunji Disu said three hundred and thirty officers benefitted from the training on post-traumatic stress disorder, cardio- pulmonary resuscitation and bleeding control.


Disu, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, noted that the training would serve as added value to what the officers already know, maintaining that the training would be useful to them in their various beats and at home.


He added that policing is about giving service to the public and saving life is part of police duties.
In his word, the police have been told the importance of responding swiftly to emergencies and are confident that they would do better when next they respond to emergencies.

He said they have gotten to a stage in the country where they have realised the police are working for the public and for the police to know that they can not work alone, there must be constant cooperation between the police and the public.