The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, narrowly escaped death, in Lagos State, on Wednesday, when a canopy, under which he sat, nearly collapsed on his head.
The incident took place at the Lagos State Police Headquarters, lkeja, the state capital, when IGP Baba, who was on his first official visit to the state, was about to address senior police officers.
It was about 2:15 p.m. when he came down from office of Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, when a heavy wind started blowing.
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At about 2:20 p.m. the wind got heavier, soon accompanied by heavy rain. At about 2:30 p.m. the rain and wind became heavier just as the police boss was being introduced.
As soon as the National Anthem was over the rain increased in intensity while the raging wind pulled down canopies covering both journalists and senior police officers. Both the police and journalists scampered for safety.
At that point, IGP Baba and AIG Zone 2, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, as well as AIG Force CID Galandi, Mr. Odumosu and other senior officers rushed out – and then the canopy collapsed.
NAN reports that IGP Adamu arrived the Command at about 1:40p.m. and was only able to take the National Anthem before the downpour started.
The wind blew up all the canopies erected. This development forced the IGP and other senior officers to run to the conference room while others and journalists sought safety in available.
IGP Baba, on arrival in Lagos State, at 10:00a.m., had visited Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos House, Marina, and the Oba of Lagos before coming to the command headquarters at about 1.40 p.m.
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On arrival at the command, he met briefly with some senior officers at the conference room before coming to address other senior officers, including Area commanders, DPOs, squadron commanders before the rain started.
IGP Baba later briefed the press, where he pointed out the areas that needed to be improved on by his men.
He listed them to include: crowd control, which he said should be done by policemen according to the norms of discharging their responsibilities.
