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Police barracks: IGP sets December-January target for officers’ return

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu said some redeveloped police barracks in Lagos should become habitable between December 2026 and January 2027.
  • Disu inspected about 21 housing projects, expressed concern about construction delays and said displaced officers would receive assistance for temporary accommodation.
  • He also ordered action to reclaim abandoned police properties occupied by unauthorised people and businesses, while proposing mortgage-backed housing for lower-ranking officers.

Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu has set December 2026 to January 2027 as the latest target for some redeveloped police barracks in Lagos to become habitable. The timetable offers displaced officers a potential return after the demolition of dilapidated accommodation forced them out.

Disu gave the assurance during a weekend inspection of police housing projects across Lagos. He said contractors had reported delays, including a further two-month setback at some sites, but promised that officers should begin moving in between December and January.

As I told them at Ijeh Barracks, we are looking towards December for people to start moving in. However, they told me they have lost about two more months.

· Olatunji DisuThe inspector-general explained the construction delays during his inspection of police housing projects.

“As I told them at Ijeh Barracks, we are looking towards December for people to start moving in,” Disu said. “At worst, based on the agreement I had with them today, they promised me that anything from December to January should be habitable for people to move in.”

At worst, based on the agreement I had with them today, they promised me that anything from December to January should be habitable for people to move in.

· Olatunji DisuDisu described the revised deadline for redeveloped barracks.

The inspection covered about 21 police housing projects at different stages of development. Disu expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of work at some locations and said officers’ welfare remained critical to effective policing. He said the police would also work with partners and use funds in police and Federal Mortgage Bank schemes to build affordable homes, especially for lower-ranking personnel who make up most of the policing workforce.

Disu additionally ordered the immediate recovery of police properties occupied by unauthorised people and businesses. He said neglect had allowed shanties and commercial activities to appear in abandoned sections of some barracks. Officers still living in barracks marked for redevelopment will undergo a headcount and receive relocation assistance to secure temporary accommodation.

We have a lot of money in the police mortgage, in the Federal Mortgage Bank, and we should take good advantage of it.

· Olatunji DisuHe outlined plans to use mortgage schemes to expand affordable housing for police officers.
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