The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Lagos State Criminal Investigations Department, Yaba has warned residents of the state to desist from jeopardising investigations by tampering with evidence and data at the scene of crime.
This is just as stakeholders in the security sector, comprising professionals in different fields of endeavour in Lagos State have commended the leadership of the Lagos CID for uplifting the police formation in all ramifications
DC Waheed Ayilara, while speaking during a tour of facilities at the Lagos CID by security stakeholders, stated that police investigators find their job difficult when people tamper with the scene of a crime.
The police boss said, ” Please go out there and help the police enlighten residents of the state not to corrupt scenes of crimes, especially violent crimes.
“Corruption of scene of crime makes it difficult to pick what we want. They should preserve the scene for an expert to come in and do their work.”
According to the police boss, the Lagos State CID, which used to be dreaded by members of the public just like Nigerians ordinarily are afraid of the police without just course, has greatly transformed both in fighting crime with technology and promotion of human rights.
Ayilara noted that while artificial intelligence is fast becoming part of the policing process made possible by technology, the need for human intelligence as a backup could not be over-emphasized.
DC Ayilara also disclosed that efforts made so far by the past and present leadership of the SCID have made it possible for a forensic laboratory centre to be in place at the department.
The coordinator of the stakeholders, Barr Chma Nnaji commended the new DC in charge of the Lagos CID for showing thorough professionalism in his handling of the affairs of the police department.
Nnaji said, “Our effort is to assist the SCIID to achieve the noble objective of creating an environment for effective fighting of crime through the modern process, discipline and ethical observation of human rights.
“We have been in this since the time of Olayinka Balogun, who later retired as a commissioner of police and is currently a holder of a Ph.D. in Community Policing.
He also stated, ” We have worked with different leaderships of SCID and currently, we are working hand in glove with the incumbent Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge, Waheed Ayilara who himself has almost demonstrated the same qualities that attracted us in the first instance to Olayinka Balogun.
“Discipline, forthrightness and application to duty were those qualities that attracted us to him .”
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