lamented on the state of insecurity in the state,
stressing that Lagos with a population of 20 million
people has only 33,000 policemen to cater to the
security needs of the state. While speaking at the
close of the state governments retreat for the newly
appointed members of the state executive council
Governor Ambode, revealed that more money have
been put into ensuring better policing in Lagos and
asked the state police commissioner and his men to
justify the additional funds allocated to security.
"We’re not yet where we want to be. We have only just
33, 000 policemen in Lagos for a population of over
20million. Again, we don’t have control over these
police officers.
We need to let the Commissioner of Police leave this
retreat believing that the Police need to own their
own business just the way we have told ourselves
that we want to own the business of governance. We
need to see some things change, there has to be
some form of paradigm shift, we want to see our
police officers patrol in convoy between 12 midnight
and 4am. There should be presence; we want to show
presence, security agencies must also show presence.
We need to enforce, we want to see patrol vehicl
moving, we don’t want to see stationery police men,
they don’t have to stay in the vehicle, we want to see
something different from what it used to be in the
past. It’s still the same style, but people must see
improvement on it. That’s why we on our own part, we
have gone out of our budget limits, using our resources
from the Security Trust Fund, to say that, yes, it might
not be within our budget, but we would spend money to
support the Police because if the state is safe, the
economy will thrive”, He said.
33, 000 policemen in Lagos for a population of over
20million. Again, we don’t have control over these
police officers.
We need to let the Commissioner of Police leave this
retreat believing that the Police need to own their
own business just the way we have told ourselves
that we want to own the business of governance. We
need to see some things change, there has to be
some form of paradigm shift, we want to see our
police officers patrol in convoy between 12 midnight
and 4am. There should be presence; we want to show
presence, security agencies must also show presence.
We need to enforce, we want to see patrol vehicl
moving, we don’t want to see stationery police men,
they don’t have to stay in the vehicle, we want to see
something different from what it used to be in the
past. It’s still the same style, but people must see
improvement on it. That’s why we on our own part, we
have gone out of our budget limits, using our resources
from the Security Trust Fund, to say that, yes, it might
not be within our budget, but we would spend money to
support the Police because if the state is safe, the
economy will thrive”, He said.
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