The Lagos State Government has bagged an award 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 emerged as 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 organizers for recognizing 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.

"I want to assure this gathering that Governor Ambode is very much committed to the security of lives and property of the people of the State and he is not tired of daily improving on the security situation in the State. The Governor believes that businesses cannot thrive in an environment devoid of safety and security, hence the massive efforts and initiatives geared toward security," Bello said.

On his part, RRS Commander, who took time to lecture the gathering on the duties of the RRS, said being a unit of the Lagos State Police Command, the Squad is responsible for robberies and emergencies like collapsed building and other related situations.

He said the RRS is usually the first responders in emergency situation, adding that the Unit was also blessed with highly dedicated officials who carry out 24-hour job on a daily basis.

Speaking on the awards to RRS and to him, Disu said: "We like to appreciate the awards given to us and this will surely go a long way in motivating our men back home to know that everything they do is appreciated because the belief of an average police man in Nigeria is that police job is a thankless job and nobody appreciates what they do, but the awards will also spur us to better serve the people," the RRS Commander said.




SIGNED

HABIB ARUNA

CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

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On behalf of all South Easterners, we strongly and sternly reject the outcome of this survey as its conduct wasnt strictly on performance values.
What do you say of Anambra counter crime squad(CCS), how about Abia Territorial Crime Unit (TCU), how bout the Nsukka Crime Response Squad (CRS)?

Until this survey is reconducted in the best interesf of the African Territorial Security Outfit, we firmly reject and comdemn the result of the said survey in all its entirety.

Signed
Prince Madu Chinemere Maduchen(PRO)

For IPOB.

IBO people will soon come here and beat there chest.

Y ARE OFONJA SCREAMING IPOD UPANDAN



BET THOSE PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEAR OF AGBERO, TOUTS, AREA BOYS OR OMO NILES.. THOSE GUYS ARE DEADLIER THAN BOKO HARAM


ANYWHERE LAGOS IS GOOD

Yeah, thats why the Igbos love to stay here.




Eko oni baje o!

Ambode is working

Ok

Lagos ke?

baybeeboi:
On behalf of all the South Easterners, we strongly and sternly reject the outcome of this survey as its conduct wasnt strictly on performance values.
What do you say of Anambra counter crime squad(CCS), how about Abia Territorial Crime Unit (TCU), how bout the Nsukka Crime Response Squad (CRS)?

Until this survey is reconducted in the best interesf of the African Territorial Security Outfit, we firmly reject and comdemn the result of the said survey in all its entirety.

Signed
Prince Madu Chinemere Maduchen(PPRO)

For IPOB.

Mtcheeew.... Kid

Vvvvv

good

Taaah
Its a lie, they are only trying.

baybeeboi:
On behalf of all the South Easterners, we strongly and sternly reject the outcome of this survey as its conduct wasnt strictly on performance values.
What do you say of Anambra counter crime squad(CCS), how about Abia Territorial Crime Unit (TCU), how bout the Nsukka Crime Response Squad (CRS)?

Until this survey is reconducted in the best interesf of the African Territorial Security Outfit, we firmly reject and comdemn the result of the said survey in all its entirety.

Signed
Prince Madu Chinemere Maduchen(PPRO)

For IPOB.

The battle is always between igbos and yorubas....while the hausas lead you foools...

Tribalism will not kill you all in Jesus name!!

Yeebus of Uganda will not like this

Una dey try

Which Lagos? The one in Portugal?

Lagos nooni

How much did Ambode pay to get this accolade bestowed on him?
Send ya answer email to: jagaban@alphabeta.crime.tinubu.ngr

even with the agberos?

No be the same Lagos where I dey...these afonjas and propaganda. Now bribing foreign prints to lie...God help you people!

Same Lagos they stole my boxers yesterday

Lagos

O da ngbana...all this plaques wey carpenter jus dey carve for pple wey dem dey call awards, ehnnn....okkkkkk

hmm .. let sit down with our arms crossed nd wait for this thread to become bloody ... we the medical emergency team are on ground for any emergency ..afonja nd ipob .. over to you

Badagry is safe

I don't know about Ikorodu sha

Well deserved. Kudos to the Lagos State Government.
Eko Oni Baje.

Nice one but LASG still have a long way to go.