THIS IS JAW DROPPING SERIOUS. LAGOS SPENDS N2.3BN TO FUEL POLICE VEHICLES?

I can’t  just believe it! The Lagos State Government has through the security trust fund  spent N2.3 billion to fuel the police patrol vehicles and equipment since 2007. What the heck has the Federal Government being doing?

The finding was made by New Telegraph’s investigation. Seems to me, Lagos is running the police.

The investigation claimed that security expenditure in the state has hit about N12 billion in the last seven years while the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has provided 880 vehicles such as patrol vehicles, undercover cars, troop carriers since the inception of the trust fund.

LSSTF was established in 2007 to bridge the funding gap of kitting the security agencies and improving the welfare of the personnel owing to poor funding by the Federal Government, which is statutorily under obligation to cater for the security and law enforcement agencies.

According to the investigation,  LSSTF’s contributions to the security agencies from 2007 till date, about 30 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), 244 motorcycles, 1,765 bulletproof vests and 6,320 uniforms were provided for the police and other security agencies.

The state government and private sector have expended about N12 billion on the provision of items, equipment and ammunition as well as maintenance of the patrol vehicles, marine boats and APCs.

The state government has expended over N7 billion through the provision of equipment and fuelling of the patrol vehicles well as maintenance of the vehicles including the APCs and marine boats, while the private sector and individuals have also contributed over N4 billion to the trust fund to enhance the security of lives and property.

This, according to many security experts, is responsible for relative peace and tranquillity in the state despite the continuous influx of different people into the state.

From 2007 till date, about N2,309,409,781 was expended on fuelling of vehicles and marine boats donated to security formations such as OP MESA, Rapid Respond Squad (RRS), Command & Control Centre and the Police Command. According to the document, the LSTTF also contributed N311, 324,043 to the renovation and building of Command and Control Centre, Bode Thomas Police Station, Area ‘C’ police command building and RRS Command Headquarters.

It was also gathered that N66,873,000 was spent by the trust fund in renovating the communication mast antennae of the State Security Service (SSS), MOPOL 49 and police command offices, to enhance communication and forestall likely security breaches in the state.