Jimoh Appointed Lagos Police Commissioner Amid Assembly Crisis

Amid the leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of Olohundare Moshood Jimoh as the new Commissioner of Police for the nation’s economic capital.

A statement by the Head of Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, says Jimoh, before his appointment, was Commissioner of Police, Ports Authority, Eastern Ports.

Jimoh, who hails from Kwara State, was a former Force Public Relations Officer and later Deputy Commissioner of Airport Police; Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Administration, and Deputy Commissioner for General Investigation.

Though the police commission did not give a reason for the deployment of a new police boss in Lagos, observers have linked the development to the protracted leadership tussle in the hallowed chamber.

Earlier on Monday, the leadership tussle in the Lagos State House of Assembly took a new twist with heavy security presence at the premises during a plenary session.

Security vans and personnel were spotted in and outside the premises of the Lagos Assembly complex in the Alausa Area of the commercial city.

There was a mild drama when some of the security agents tried to gain access to the Assembly chambers. These delayed the plenary for some hours.