“Three Years Without Bank Attacks” — Lagos Records Lowest Robbery Incidents In Decades

Lagos State has recorded its lowest robbery incidents in decades making financial institutions freely move their cash around the State with limited risks.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State has recorded no single case of armed robbery attacks on banks for three consecutive years.

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Within the same period, other financial institutions operating within the Lagos boundary witnessed no incidence of robbery.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu attributed this success to the significant improvement in security surveillance and the sustainability of measures adopted in checking organised crimes. 

The Governor made this known at the 16th Town Hall Meeting on security organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) at Civic Centre in Victoria Island.

At the town hall meeting on Thursday, Sanwo-Olu applauded the support of stakeholders in the security circle and private sector donors who made the progress a reality.

Sanwo-Olu said his administration adopted a technology-driven strategy that enabled the security agencies to respond proactively ahead of potential breaches at vulnerable spots.

He added that his administration adopted a web of undercover operations to frustrate armed attacks on possible targets. 

The governor disclosed that in the last 12 months, the State recorded only 21 incidents of armed robbery which is the lowest rate in the last decades.

The report showed that the police and combined team of security agencies have foiled 149 armed robbery attempts across communities from November last year.

Governor Sanwo-Olu maintained that the state has been committed to training and investment security.

He said: “As a Government, our approach to security is holistic and collaborative. Our security policy is driven by the need to engender a wholly secure environment that enables the well-being, prosperity, and fulfillment of all the residents.

“We consider no amount of investment too big to be put forward in ensuring the progress we have achieved since inception is sustained. In the last three and a half years, we have continued to maintain the record of zero-incident of robbery attack on banks or any other financial institution operating in our State.”

“LSSTF has been at the forefront of these security efforts. Through the agency, we have continued to provide interventions to the police and other security agencies operating in Lagos in the areas that include operational capacity, training and logistics.”

“Our efforts have yielded encouraging results in crime fighting, as Lagos remains largely safe for business and living.

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“This relative peace and safety that we have been experiencing in this massive mega city will not be compromised. We will continue to strengthen the security operation to ensure the progress recorded is not reversed.”

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