An unnamed Chief Superintendent of Police on Tuesday openly defied the order of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to vacate the Magodo Phase 2 Estate area of the state.

The CSP told the governor that he and his armed colleagues were at the estate on the orders of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba; as well as the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN).

Sanwo-Olu had led members of his cabinet to visit the residents protesting against the continuous presence of armed policemen in the estate.

For days, policemen, who accompanied suspected land grabbers and members of a family who had planned to demolish property in the estate to execute a Supreme Court judgment, have besieged the estate, and the development has caused commotion at the estate as landlords and tenants panic over their fate.

The residents had called on the governor to intervene and Sanwo-Olu who visited the scene on Tuesday told the leader of the police delegation that the land matter was a case between private individuals and the state government.

Sanwo-Olu said, “Can you call your superiors in Abuja and tell them that the governor is here and as the Chief Security Officer, you don’t have any business being in my state right now and I want you to disengage right now?”

But the unnamed CSP replied, “I am here on the instruction of the Inspector General of Police through the AGF. I am too small or too low to call them. Your Excellency sir, you can call them sir.”

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the 17 Southern governors in July 2021 resolved that security agencies must notify them as the chief security officer of their states before they carry out any operation within their domain but the IGP and the Federal Government continue to do otherwise.

illicit:
He didn't defg him

He explained his position


Why the sensational headline

kingphilip:
Lesser power go bow las las.

Is it that the state government didn't follow due process to acquire the land before turning the place to GRA or what?

Or has the state government become land grabbers too?

illicit:
He didn't defy him

He explained his position


Why the sensational headline

illicit:
He didn't defy him

He explained his position


Why the sensational headline

rikithor:
For the umpteenth time,FG led by Buhari assisted by Malami are lawless,no regards forlaws,rules,customs, APC governor babajide a non lawyer has once educated the bandits SAN n terrorist AGF of common Sense law.
As usual,they AGF,Buhari,IGP after this open disgrace won't swallow pride and apologize openly,they will carry on as if nothing ill has happened.
The order "disengage"! Sweet me ehn
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Kzinne:
2023 politics loading. Tinubu to be taught a lesson

illicit:
He didn't defy him

He explained his position


Why the sensational headline

JaroMan:

Can a governor pardon a prisoner? Yes. That means he has keys to the prison and can open to anyone he will.
Can governor arrest a criminal? Yes. That means he is backed by law to police his state.
This simply means that a governor can order police around. Yes, he is backed by law.
Reason: the constitution says governors are chief security officer of their states.
If the governor instructs the CSP to call his superior about his order.
The CSP should have called the CP who will then call IGP.
This is the procedure.
But Nigeria is a banana republic.

illicit:


No

Somebody on inspector General team does not have to call CP

Only the IG can order them not CP or Governor

JaroMan:

It's because Lagos state tries to be civil to some reasonable extent in the face of assault.
When Ngige was the governor, the then IGP tried that rubbish, the man mobilized his own local security and they chased the IGP team away. At this is backed by the law. Any where it is not the case, the police is simply being unruly and irresponsible display of authority.

DubaiLandLord:
I doubt you get sense

Dollarseeker:
you see why state police is very important. How can a police man be disregarding the order of the governor.

State police will reduce police brutality, Fulani herdsmen menace and federal government sponsored killings in a state.

Nigerians should clamour for the establishment of state police controlled by the governors and not a federal authority.