10,000 CCTV cameras to be installed in Lagos

The Lagos state government has indicated its
readiness to re-activate the 1,000 Close
Circuit Television, CCTV Cameras installed by
the Federal Government in the state.
10,000 new cameras will also be installed in
the state by the government, in order to
improve the security of the state.
Commissioner for Economic Planning and
Budget, Akinyemi Ashade disclosed this on
Monday, while giving a breakdown of the
2016 budget.
He said: “We will be expanding our ICT
Infrastructure Statewide, consequently, a
budget of N9.6billion has been approved for
this purpose in 2016. This will include Smart
City project targeted at deploying technology
to enhance security in the State. It will also
aid our revenue generating efforts.”
“We will be increasing coverage of CCTV
installations in the State. Our goal is to have
over 10,000 active cameras, connected by
Broadband. The existing 1,000 CCTV cameras
will be reactivated and these will be increased
by additional 3,000 cameras after the
completion of the first phase of this project”.
“We are all aware of the security challenges
in the country and to manage this in the
state, we have committed aboutN23.5 billion
for the maintenance of Law and Order, and
to support Security services in the area of
vehicles, security gadgets and logistics.”