It would cost the Lagos State Government 51billion Naira to effectively tackle the challenge of insecurity in the state.
This is the view of the State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, who was at the Lagos State 7th Town Hall Meeting with the theme ‘Sustaining Local Responses to Rising National Security Challenges’.
“If we have to patrol every street in Lagos where we have a minimum of about 30,001 roads, we will require at least 45billion Naira to put one patrol vehicle on every street.”
He says that if more people contribute to the state’s Security Trust Fund and the Federal Government invests more in that area, security will be effectively tackled.
“No matter how little your contribution, I assure that it will always inspire us to continue this journey to rid our communities of criminals.”
The State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, added that the contribution to the trust fund has so far yielded good results. He said that between November 2012 and October 2013, 472 armed robbers have been arrested, 390 arms and 16,034 ammunition have been recovered, while 919 vehicles have been recovered.
At the end of the meeting, 37 Police officers were presented with awards for their act of leadership and bravery in fighting crime in the state.