P.M.NEWS<\/em> this morning that the illegal aliens were arrested at Ijora, Lekki and some parts of the state, adding that over 100 illegal aliens were arrested during the raid.<\/p>\nOur source added that the raid was ongoing and that the police would not relent until they fish out bad elements posing security threats to the state.<\/p>\n
Following threats posed by Boko Haram, Fashola addressed thousands of Neigbourhood Watch officials today where he told them to brace up for the challenge ahead and ensure that terrorists did not creep into the state. The governor said the officers must police the grassroots appropriately and ensure that strange elements were identified, arrested and handed over to the police for prompt action.<\/p>\n
He said the state relied and believed in them as grassroots security outfit to be vigilant and on the alert at all times and work with community leaders to identify people with nefarious purpose. Before the meeting, the Lagos State Government had been meeting with officials of the Neigbourhood Watch on monthly basis to evaluate how they have gone about policing the grassroots. Tomorrow, Fashola is also expected to convene an emergency State Security Council Meeting at the State House, Marina. He is expected to address top police, military, navy, State Security Service, SSS chiefs on the need to strategise to sustain the existing peace and security in the state.<\/p>\n
Police Commissioner, Umar Manko, heads of military formations, among others will be at the meeting, which is expected to last for hours, after which the press would be briefed on the outcome. On Monday, the Hausa community leaders in Lagos said they would not relent until they fish out Boko Haram members trying to attack the state.<\/p>\n
This follows the discovery of arms and bomb stocked by terrorists to attack Lagos at Aromire Street, Ijora Badia area of the state. The Seriki Hausawa of Lagos, Alhaji Sanni Kabir said this on Monday at the palace of the Ojora of Ijora in Ijora Badia, while on a solidarity visit to the monarch.<\/p>\n
He decried the discovery of arms and ammunition in possession of terrorists planning to attack the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are part and parcel of Lagos State and this community. We will not destroy and will not be part of plans to destroy the state. That is why we are here on solidarity visit. The perpetrators must be fished out.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the Serikis in the state have resolved to be on the alert. If we notice any strange face in our community or suspicious movement, we will report immediately to the police,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to Kabir, there is need for security agencies in the state to be proactive in their approach to security surveillance as they must beef up security in strategic areas.\u201cI appeal to all our nationalities to be peace loving and remain calm as the they go about their businesses,\u201d he said. The Ojora of Ijora, Oba Fatai Oyeyinka warned members of the Boko Haram sect to stay away from his domain.<\/p>\n
The monarch blamed Bayelsa State Government for abandoning the property used by the terrorists to store arms, saying that he had written to the Lagos State Government to revoke the certificate of occupancy to the land and pull down the structure now serving as a haven for criminals.<\/p>\n
\u2014Kazeem Ugbodaga<\/em><\/p>\n