Malami, IGP ordered us to enforce Supreme Court judgement on Magodo: Police
Police officers keeping siege on Magodo Phase 2 estate on Tuesday rebuffed the directive of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos to vacate the estate.
Mr Sanwo-Olu addressed the police officers late Tuesday after a statewide criticism of their actions, considered by residents as illegal and an abuse of power.
The governor’s reminder that he was the chief security officer of the state fell on deaf ears. “You can call your superiors in Abuja and tell them that I the governor am here and that you don’t have any business in my state and that I want you to disengage immediately.”
The officer refused the governor’s request, asking him to make the call himself, saying that he was acting on orders of the Inspector General of Police and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
“I am here on the instructions of the Inspector General of Police through the AGF. I’m too low to call them your excellency sir. With due respect sir, you can call them directly,” the officer responded to the governor.
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