The free eye care outreach programme organised for officers of the Zone 2 Police Command has entered its second day, with about 1,000 personnel expected to benefit from the medical outreach initiated by the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Transport and Logistics.
The programme, which began yesterday, continued today and will conclude tomorrow at the command’s headquarters on King George V Road, Onikan in Lagos.
The exercise involves comprehensive eye screening and the distribution of corrective glasses to officers in need as well as free medical checks.
According to the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Transportation and Logistics Hon. Hassan Adekoya, the initiative is part of the Lagos State Government’s social intervention efforts aimed at supporting the welfare and operational readiness of security personnel working in the state.
Adekoya noted that the Zone 2 Police Command was included in the exercise following a request by the command after learning about similar initiatives previously organised for officers at the Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, Ikeja, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, and commercial drivers across Lagos.
The exercise has attracted a large turnout of officers who are undergoing eye examinations and receiving free prescription glasses where required.
Also present were Adekoya’s counterpart, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Ekiti on Public Health, Dr. Opeyemi Ogunsakin who joined in administering health checks on the officers and Anita Natacha Akide, a two-time Guinness World Record holder and a former Big-Brother Naija housemate who commended the initiative.
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Zone 2 Police Command, Adegoke Fayoade, is expected to formally declare the outreach programme closed tomorrow, Friday.
