Lagos CP to incorporate 6,000 spy police into traffic management

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Edga Imohimi, has said that 6,000 spy police would be incorporated into traffic management in the state.

Imohimi stated this while addressing the spy police at the Police Training School, Ikeja, on Saturday.

According to him, the spy police had not been optimally utilised as he intended to incorporate them into the integrated traffic management of the state to take care of the shortfall of manpower in the police.

“The importance of the supernumerary police called ‘spy police’ is to take care of the shortfall of manpower in the police and also assist in security at private organisations,” he said.

“First of all, I intend to partner with you for integrated traffic control in the state.

“Though we have the police traffic officers and the state controlled traffic officers, Lagos is expanding, so there is need for more hands.

“I want a state where we hardly have traffic issues and cases of people disobeying traffic laws.

“I will rather use the spy trained by the police than allow quasi agents take over traffic management in the state, especially on weekends when there are activities.

“I have directed that the 6,000 spy policemen be integrated into the traffic architecture because they cover the length and breadth of the state.” he said.