Lagos State Government has emerged as the Best Security and Most Safety Conscious State in Africa.
At the award ceremony held in
Johannesburg, South Africa and put together by the Security Watch Africa
(SWA), the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command
also bagged the Best Anti-crime Police Squad in West Africa, while the
RRS Commander, ACP Olatunji Disu took home the award of the Most
Outstanding Police Operational Officer in West Africa.
The awards were presented to officials
of the state government at the 2016 lecture series of SWA organized in
partnership with Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in
Africa (SIGLA) and the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
The lecture, which had the theme:
“Tackling Security Challenges In Africa’s Land and Maritime Domains,”
was well attended by security experts and officials from across Africa.
Lagos State and its officials, according
to organizers of the awards, were honoured in recognition of the
outstanding efforts and achievements in securing residents, especially
the massive improvement on security architecture of the State.
While receiving the award for the State
on behalf of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Secretary to the State
Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, thanked the organisers for recognising
Lagos State, saying that it was gratifying to note that the efforts of
government on security were appreciated.
He said ever since emerging as Governor
of Lagos State, Mr Ambode has made safety and security one of the focal
objectives of his administration as he believes that there cannot be any
development in the absence of security.
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