With a keen understanding of the role of the Police in ensuring safety and security in a community, it is imperative to be up-to-date with information on the available options in the community where there is a security emergency.
It is on this premise that The Record has compiled a list of top stations of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in the Ikeja area with a compliment of their locations and contact numbers.
The list ranks the stations in no particular order, but provides a guide for anyone in the Ikeja area with information that would come in handy when they are in an emergency situation.
The surveyed stations include:
Alausa Police Station
This station is located in the Alausa axis and covers areas within its vicinity. It is closer to the Lagos State Secretariat and attends to the security concerns of residents of the area. It is located at Ikeja Bus Stop, with 161 Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, as its address. Its contact number as at 2021 is 08064353686
Airport Road Station
The Airport Road Police Station is covers Airport Road axis and is the closest station to anyone close to the Airport needing help for a security emergency. Its address is at Murtala Muhammed Airport Road, Ikeja. Its contact number as at 2021 is 08069318238
Area F Police Station
The Area F Police Station is located at Ikeja GRA. It provides security covering the GRA and environs. Its contact number as at 2021 is 08065668179
Oregun Police Station (RRS HQ)
The Oregun Police Station is the Rapid Response Headquarters in Lagos State. This means they are swift and equipped with state-of-the-art response equipment. It is heavily funded from the Lagos State Security Trust Fund purse. It is located on Olayiwola Street, Oregun, Ikeja. Its contact number as at 2021 is 09053950347
Police Anti-Bomb EOD
The Police Anti-Bomb Explosives Ordinance Division (EOD). It is charged with disposing bombs and is well-equipped to handle this responsibility. The station is located at Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja GRA. Its contact number as at 2021 is 07011847697
GRA Police Station
The GRA Police Station is located at Adekunle Fajuyi Way, GRA, Ikeja. It is one of the three stations serving the GRA within Ikeja. Its contact number as at 2021 is 08033377650
Opebi Police Station
The Opebi Police Station is located at 12, Francis Oremeji Street, Ikeja. Its contact number as at 2021 is 08032001298