Nigeria, March 27 -- Newly appointed Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, has warned his officers against brutality and unprofessional conduct while pledging a tougher, intelligence-driven fight against crime across the state.

Mr Fatai gave the warning in his inaugural address on Thursday as he assumed office as the 42nd Commissioner of Police in charge of the Lagos State Police Command, pledging to strengthen crime-fighting efforts in the state.

Mr Fatai took over from Moshood Jimoh, who was redeployed to a new role after being at the helm of the police command in Lagos for 13 months, in a massive shakeup initiated by the new Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu.

The new Lagos CP said the command under his leadership w...