earTHMama:

You will see them clearly because the cameras are coming in high definition. HDCCTV babe .

fyneguy:

lol@Kobojunkie
You are mixing up issues and you dont seem to know the purpose CCTV will serve.

What the government is doing is simple. Since Lagos does not have sufficient Policemen, the CCTV are like "police watchdogs'' which are monitored by some trained personnels (policemen and others). These personnels will work hand-in-hand with the police men on the fields to alert them incase of any crime. The Police may not be under the control of the state, but nothing stops the State government from providing ''an alert'' support for the Police.

fyneguy:

The CCTV means where the human police are insufficient to monitor, ''cam police'' through remote monitoring, monitors and alerts the human police, who promptly moves to the location of crime.
By way of reasoning, you expect that the police will be distributed strategically, for rapid response.

fyneguy:

@kobojunkie

It's obvious you are just looking for loopholes to rubbish the whole thing. The other time I said being abroad had kept alot of you in the dark.

fyneguy:

Have you heard of CRI before? Critical Rescue International, you can google it up. They are at Oba Akran in Lagos. They already have an emergency relationship with the Nigeria Police Force, sponsored by Zain. People make distress calls to CRI and CRI alerts the Police. I have atleast 4 guys working with the organization. The main problem with the project is false alerts. If the police could liaise with a private organization, how much more a government? The fake alert issue will reduce with the CCTV project (video no dey lie abi?).

fyneguy:

There's no law prohibiting ''alert'' relationship with the Police. What the Government can not do is to control the Police machinery itself. The state government can, with the co-operation of the Police Authorities, sponsor training programmes for the Police force in its state. But that is if the Police Authorities co-operate.

@Nuzo,

I thot you have renounced your citizenship as a Nigerian ni or did u shift the date to a later date? You shouldnt be bothered about the "failed state call Nigeria again", Just Curious Wink

Lest I forget, which country's citizenship do you carry now, maybe I can join u there

earTHMama:

Don't mind Nuzo and kobojunkie. They are secretelt admiring Nigeria but are too arrogant to accept they are tired of their current residence. Nuzo lives in the city of Xianhoung, the Jigawa state of China.

fyneguy:

lol Kobojunkie
Call CRI and find out if they handle emergencies for Police. Conduct an independent investigation on my claims. Sorry, I cant furnish you with further info please.
I can see we are not on the same page with this issue. As events unfold, you will get a clearer picture of things.
Thanks for your time.

@Nuzo,

I thot you have renounced your citizenship as a Nigerian ni or did u shift the date to a later date? You shouldnt be bothered about the "failed state call Nigeria again", Just Curious Wink

Lest I forget, which country's citizenship do you carry now, maybe I can join u there

nuzo:


My point is that my "city" was able to achieve all these before installing the CCTV camera which i see as a good thing anyway. First things first.
People rarely commit crime in my "jigawa city" not cos they were born different or cos of CCTV camera is watching but cos the government is trying hard to give them the basic things of life. And the people understand that. Ask hajifatty.

Jazz Freak:

You have yarned well my brother, true talk.
Let those goats malu in goverment deceive themselves with stupid ideas & polices; with no delibrate action geared towards uplifting the well-being of their people.
24-hr Surveillance Camera Operation with 30 minutes light power transmission per day to support a dubious project. Bullshit
Dey look, dem go claim say na 5 billion dem take set am up, know the rest now ! Quota sharing amongst loyalist.

cvibe:

His words: “This used to happen in movies,
Seems Like the Lagos State Governor has been developing Lagos with movie scripts but not whats happening in the developed world.

fyneguy:

@Kobojunkie

I almost got angry with you. There was never a time I said "Fashola would use a private company for the CCTV''. You keep on misconstruing my statements. Honestly this is annoying. I cited the example of CRI to prove you wrong that the police could not have an emergency relationship with organizations- private or public. I didnt say Fashola was going to use CRI. I said personnels, other than Policemen, would be recruited for remote monitoring of the CCTVs.

Probably you confused the management team- Reuben, Ovia etc- of the STF to mean a private company? I really dont know how you arrived at this illogical statement.

The CCTV project is actually an initiative of the Lagos megacity project committee with some Nigerians in diaspora as members. Professor Mabogunje was the chairman. Now tell me, were those guys not competent enough to make the recommendations?

First, I didnt say it's a private project. The STF receives donations from companies, banks, individuals etc. It has the likes of Reuben Abati, Jim Ovia, and some other private people on board, managing its funds. It's Private-Public-Partnership scheme. The largest chunk of the funds come from donations.


The megacity project masterplan was drawn by a committee who submitted its recommendations to the state government for implementation. That's what Fashola is implementing.

“The Security Trust Fund is an opportunity for everybody to contribute to security, it is not tax, but we ask you to learn a hand to take our city away from law breakers and criminals, if we get more money we will certainly do much more.”

The Police is not controlled by the state. Hence there is a limit to what a Governor can do. So long as the force is controlled by a Central Govt, worse still a leprous one, there's a limit to what the state government can do, ditto electricity supply.

What the government is doing is simple. Since Lagos does not have sufficient Policemen, the CCTV are like "police watchdogs'' which are monitored by some trained personnels (policemen and others). These personnels will work hand-in-hand with the police men on the fields to alert them incase of any crime. The Police may not be under the control of the state, but nothing stops the State government from providing ''an alert'' support for the Police.