Sanwo-Olu Wants Police, Security Agencies To Step Up Game

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Nigeria Police and other security agencies to urgently step up their game and strengthen their capacity with modern techniques and technology.
Sanwo-Olu said this at a conference and retreat for senior police officers in Lagos with the theme: Re-positioning the Force for the Challenges of Effective Policing in the 21st Century.
Represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Sanwo-Olu said that a lot more needed to be done in combating terrorism, kidnapping, banditry, militancy and smuggling.
“Criminals are not taking a break or slowing down, therefore those tackling and containing them cannot afford to slow down.
“In an era where crime is largely aided by digital technology, it will be a futile effort to attempt confronting it with 20th century thinking,” Sanwo-Olu said.
He said that his administration had deployed proactive security initiatives such as Security Trust Fund and the activation and use of toll-free emergency numbers, 112 and 767.
The governor assured of the administration’s continued support for the work of law enforcement agencies, especially the police, in the discharge of their duties.