About Us

The State Criminal Investigation Department is the apex investigation arm of the Lagos State command. The head of the department is the Deputy Commissioner of Police, who in turn report directly to Commissioner of Police on virtually all cases being handled by the department.

DCP Dayo Akinbisehin, M.Sc, M.Int Law, ACIArb (London), psc,
DC in charge SCID, Panti Yaba, Lagos

ACP Ngozi C. Okoye Udeichi
Assistant Commissioner of Police
State Criminal Investigation Department
Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja

Furthermore, the department has a total number of Thirty-Four (34) sections viz ;

  • SWIFT ENQUIRY TEAMS ( SET 1-4)
  • ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE( D2)
  • GENERAL INVESTIGATION SECTION (D3)
  • HOMICIDE 1 SECTION (D4)
  • ANTI-FRAUD SECTION (D5)
  • “X” SQUAD SECTION ( D6)
  • ARMAMENT SECTION (D7)
  • LEGAL SERVICES SECTION (D8)
  • ANTI-ROBBERY / DELTA FORCE (D9)
  • ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFIC/GENDER (D10)
  • INTELLIGENCE/ SURVEILLANCE (D11)
  • HOMICIDE 2 SECTION (D12)
  • ANTI-KIDAPPING SECTION (D13)
  • FINANCIAL CRIMES SECTION (D14)
  • FORENSIC / CRIME SECTION (D15)
  • ANTI-CAR THEFT (D16)
  • HOMICIDE 3 SECTION (D17)
  • ANTI-CULTISM SECTION ( D18)
  • CYBER CRIMES SECTION (D19)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS SECTION (20)
  • ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING / T.F. (D21)
  • ANTI-PIRACY/DISASTER MANAGEMENT (D22)
  • DIPLOMATIC / FOREIGN NATIONALS DESK (D23)
  • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SECTION (D240
  • POLITICAL DESK (D25)
  • ECONOMIC SABOTAGE SECTION (D26)
  • HOMICIDE 4 SECTION (D27)
  • COMMUNITY POLICING ( D28)
  • MISSING PERSON SECTION (D29)
  • PROVOST
  • STATION OFFICER (S/O)
Company Staff Profiling session by SCID Forensic Personnel

The forensic Department was created at the State CID as branch of the Forensic Department Alagbon.
Function of these Departments are:

  1. To visit and process Crime Scene at the State level and collect Samples or exhibit in a correct manner to the Lab
  2. analysing and comparing forged Documents i.e Signature comparison
  3. Ballistic
  4. Fingerprint analysis and comparison to identify a suspect
  5. Creating suspect suspect fingerprint data base through the collection of suspects biometric
  6. Company profiling and checking of applicant for pending criminal matter through the suspects Database. The Department do trainings on forensic appreciation and use to first responder.