Lagos is a huge Business City and The issue Of Security is a 24hrs business. During Governor Fashola’s era as Governor he noticed that some contingents of Police personnel’s will be transferred to Lagos and in two or three years these policemen will be transferred out of State.
Governor Fashola Went To Negotiate With The IG Of Police To Persuade him to release a Contingent of policemen and women that will restrained in Lagos and Stationed in Lagos For a good number of years.
The agreement was sealed and delivered LASG Calls them RAPID RESPONSE SQUAD,RRS And they came out with a Slogan: IF YOU SEE SOMETHING,SAY SOMETHING.
Fashola Increased their Salaries, got wonderful uniforms for them, brought brand new functional vehicles for them. The arrangements worked for Lagos in no uncertain terms till date. Other States like Ondo, Ogun, and Oyo etc borrowed the Wonderful Idea. To South West Nigeria has become the safest and most peace in Nigeria. Good Thinking They Say Produces good product.
LASG Also set up a body called LAGOS STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND , LSSTF And Soon Corporate bodies in Lagos business community Stepped in to embrace the Successful Police outfit, RSS, Regularly They Contribute Millions Of Naira To Secure Lagos. LSSTF became an Agency Of Government.
Today Lagos is the most secured State in Nigeria.LSSTF is more than 15 years old in Lagos and the State is doing extremely very well in matters of Security. Today business men and women choose Lagos as a destination. Their business are secured, lives and property are secured. The Lagos initiative is there for every State in Nigeria To Emulate And Copy. You do not need to reinvent the wheel.
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