Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday inaugurated the
Board of Neighborhood Safety Corp Agency, in a bid to combat crime and
all forms of criminality in the Neighborhood. With the high records of
crime in Lagos State, the community policy will be assisting the law
enforcement agencies in safe guarding the communities through community
policing, to assure the safety of lives and properties in the
Neighborhood.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at Lagos House today, the governor gave his reasons for taking the beneficial step.
‘You will agree with me that the Police and indeed all other security
forces within the State and even the country at large are quite
stretched, and some form of ‘community’ or ‘local policing’ is required
to boost and support the great job the Nigeria Police is presently
doing.
‘The creation of this Agency marks another step towards ensuring the
protection of lives and properties at the grass root level. Corp members
recruited by the Agency are meant to interact with the people at the
communities. It is expected that with the visible presence of the Corp
members within a particular community, the likelihood of crime will be
drastically reduced.
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