Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode today 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 vehicle 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.

http://africwap.com/we-have-only-just-33-000-policemen-in-lagos-for-a-population-of-over-20million-ambode/

Even if una like, get 100,000 policemen, dem no reach to counter crime

Only 33 000 police men in the whole of Logas


Adonbilivit.

Ok

So for each 12 hour shift, there are 16,500 police officers. With a considerable number of them posted to banks, other secured environment not to mention how many are posted to guard "dignitaries" which leaves a paltry to patrol the streets.

Can we start screaming state police now?

My dear Governor and brother in Christ, God will strengthen you like Moses to lead Lagos to its promised land ( not necessarily Eko Atlantic) but a better Lagos.

Lagos is in a mess, all the roads are rotten as in rotten, please help.

As per insecurity, if Buba Marwa operated with Operation Sweep,then we can win the war on crime and community policing.

And 33 million unemployed youths/touts.

Lagos needs around 50,000 police officers (at 1 police officer for 400 people).
The system needs to be reformed before additional officers are recruited if not they will not make an impact.

.....out which (maybe) 15000 are escorts for political office holders.

May protect us.

Do good for good to come your way

Salary of police is less than 1 billion

mondbest:

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode today 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 vehicle 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.

http://africwap.com/we-have-only-just-33-000-policemen-in-lagos-for-a-population-of-over-20million-ambode/

clueless governor

noted