Speakership: Police Restore Meranda’s Security Escorts Amid Ongoing Crisis In Lagos Assembly

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Moshood Jimoh, has said that the command has restored all security escorts of Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda.

Recall that INFORMATION NIGERIA had earlier reported that security details attached to Mrs. Meranda, were removed while her rival, embattled former speaker, Mudashiru Obasa got back his security escorts.

The development is coming, amid ongoing internal crisis affecting the state’s house of Assembly.

In January 13, 2025, Honorable Obasa was impeached over alleged financial misconduct and abuse of office, a decision he later challenged in court.

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Following his impeachment, the former speaker stormed the Assembly’s complex on Thursday morning with security personnel, fully armed.

Mr. Obasa,  presided over plenary with just four lawmakers, said to be loyalists, claiming that his impeachment was not valid and unconstitutional.

Speaking at the command’s headquarters on Thursday while addressing a press newsmen in Ikeja, Lagos CP said that Meranda’s security detail was initially withdrawn for audit purposes.

He added that the withdrawal was not done out of an ulterior motive.

Mr. Jimoh said that the same audit is currently being conducted in other states Police Commands and not Lagos alone.

He said: “There is an ongoing Police Personnel Audit of our personnel attached to eminent personalities, individuals and groups, and their legal states.

“This is a statutory laid down procedure, which is not limited to Lagos State. The same practice is going on in various commands across the country without any issues.

“This is to ensure that the police personnel are accounted for, including their firearms and other crime fighting equipment in their possession.

“We are doing this to ensure that they are on their duty post and that their firearms and equipment under their custody is not misused.

“This exercise will equally avail the command the opportunity to discover where police personnel are posted without approval, and those that are on illegal duties and unapproved duty posts, so that we can withdraw those on unapproved duty posts, illegal duty and invalid approvals, and redeploy them on duty to police posts, police stations, police divisions and area commands to provide security and safety for all residents and visitors.

“The ongoing police personnel audit is done in public interest and not with any consideration except for the safety of all in the state.

“As we speak, the audit of the police personnel attached to Hon. Mojisola Meranda has been completed and the form-armed police personnel attached to her from the State Police Command have been returned back to her for her protection.

“It is pertinent to state that the ongoing police personnel audit has been on for several days now, and prominent personalities and individuals have been complying with the process. The exercise, once again, is not aimed or targeted at any individuals.”