I’ll Leverage On Existing Partnership With Media For Successful Policing – Lagos CP
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The newly Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi has expressed profound gratitude to journalists for their support to his predecessor and vowed to strengthen the partnership to achieve successful policing in the state.
He stated this at a media parley in Lagos on Tuesday.
The CP, who unveiled his seven-point template and policing vision, stressed the importance of holding regular parleys with journalists where perception and other misconceptions will be tabled and addressed in an amicable manner.
CP Alabi, while speaking with the National Association of Online Security Reporters (NAOSRE), further stressed the necessity of police and journalists cordial relationship for information sharing and management, saying he will be available to respond to issues at all times.
Alabi described Lagos State as a familiar terrain, having served in different capacities in the state for many years.
The commissioner promised to restore officers zeal to improve sanity and peace to the cosmopolitan city, adding that crime rate can continue to reduce tremendously with the help of credible media supports in the state.
The point agenda the CP mentioned are:
-Visibility policing and control of security space.
-Respect for fundamental human rights
-Police officers conduct in accordance with Police professional principles
-Confidence building and trust in members of the public through intelligence-led community policing
-Collaboration with the 4th Estate of the realm (media)
-Public accessibility and feedback
-Crime trends and patterns monitoring
