As part of measures to ensure that the state is well secured from
activities of criminals, Lagos State Government on Monday said it has
concluded plans to install 10,000 Close Circuit Television (CCTV) across
the state.
The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Akinyemi Ashade
who disclosed this while giving a breakdown of the 2016 budget, tagged
,’The Peoples Budget’, said the government will also activate the 1000
existing CCTV in the state.
He said, “We will be expanding our ICT Infrastructure statewide.
Consequently, a budget of N9.6billion has been approved for this purpose
in Y2016. 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 1000 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.”
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