Abiodun Wants DPO Redeployed over Fire Incident

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Governor, yesterday asked the Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Ogun State Command, Mr Lanre Bankole, to immediately redeploy the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Lafenwa, Abeokuta.

The DPO, whose name was not disclosed, was alleged of aiding and abetting crimes and criminality in and around the area, especially inside Lafenwa market and its environ.

Abiodun also ordered the arrest of all miscreants allegedly involved in setting on fire of a petrol-laden tanker that led to the explosion on Sunday.

Two persons were reportedly burnt to death when a petrol laden tanker overturned at Oju Irin Lafenwa and spilled its content which flowed to the market area

Abiodun gave the directives during an on-the-spot assessment of the scene of the fire incident.

He said there were lot of reports against the DPO, stating that he was neither effective and efficient in carrying out his statutory duties of maintaining law and order in the area.

“There are complaints against the DPO here. I want that DPO investigated. I also want him removed from this place because this is not the first time that complaints have been lodged against him.

“We have gotten several complaints against him about how he mismanages this place, particularly as it pertains to miscreants that come and disturb the traders.*