Lagos State Government Set To Have 10,000 CCTV Cameras Installed Across The State [SEE DETAILS]

 

The Ambode-led Lagos state government has announced her plan to have 10,000 CCTV cameras installed across the state for improved security.

Akinyemi Ashade, Lagos state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, made this known as she did the breakdown of the 2016 budget which is tagged, ’The Peoples’ Budget’ to the press.

Akinyemi said, “We will be expanding our ICT infrastructure statewide. Consequently, a budget of N9.6 billion has been approved for this purpose in 2016. This will include a 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 cameras will be reactivated and these will be increased by an additional 3,000 cameras after the completion of the first phase of this project.”