A political and civil society pressure group operating under the aegis of The Renewal Group on Thursday raised the alarm over alleged Police brutality and human rights abuses being perpetrated by officers of the Lagos State command of the Nigeria Police Force.

Addressing a world press conference in the Maryland area of Lagos, the Convener of the group, Mr Lai Omotola, lamented that policing in Lagos, the nation’s commercial nerve was fast becoming an embarrassment.

Omotola, who urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately set up a panel of enquiry on the activities of the Lagos State Police command and its senior officers in the inaugural press briefing, said a situation where officers paid with taxpayer’s money are now being used by land speculators to take over peoples land is appalling.

He emphasised that the group focused on policing in Lagos State because of the urgent need to return the state that prides itself as a Centre of Excellence to real excellence in terms of civic engagement, education and infrastructure development.