Lekki residents honour police, LASTMA, FRSC at awards ceremony

The Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) has honoured some Nigerians, including law enforcement agencies, for exemplary service to humanity.

The awards were presented to former area J commander, eight former divisional police officers (DPOs), two former area commanders of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and one retiring Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) unit commander.

Those who were awarded include
Olajide Agboola, former area commander of police, Onyinye Onwuamaegbu, Adolf Ogwu, Stephen Ademola Abolarin and Tajudeen Mustapha, among others

Ariyo Jimoh and Alade Adebanjo, who were former area commanders LASTMA, Lekki Epe, received awards fo exemplary services.

Speaking at the ceremony, Sulyman Bello, president of LERSA, said the award was in recognition of exemplary service of the deserving officers after their tenure.

Bello said the lives of the officers were constantly put on the line to protect residents of Lekki Peninsula and their properties.

“This occasion is an auspicious and very important one, considering that it is put together to appreciate the gallant officers who made and are still making this important axis in the economy of Lagos state and Nigeria livable,” he said.

“ACP Olajide Agboola: our immediate past area commander, Nigerian Police Force Area J Lagos State Command, I must put on record your team’s quick and prompt response to challenging situations.

“Some of us will never forget a few instances where the police responded within 10 to 15 minutes to an alert of serious armed robbery gang attack on LERSA member-estates on the axis and dislodged the hoodlums without loss of lives or property.

“Hence, the presentation of different categories of award plaques to these outstanding officers is obviously for deserved gratitude, encouragement, and for reinforcement of right and expected values for the newly deployed officers.”