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  • ‘LSSTF’s seven vehicles will help tackle crime’

    The police have praised the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) for donating seven new Nissan Pickup Vehicles to the command, saying the vehicles would be deployed to tackle crime.

    Acting Commissioner of Police Imohimi Edgal, who stated this while receiving the vehicles from LSSTF’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun, described the donation as timely.

    “With these vehicles, the challenges of mobility often experienced by our men would be drastically reduced,” he said.

    Edgal praised the LSSTF for sustaining the tempo of donations which recently marked its 10th year.

    He said the intervention and support of such critical security infrastructure, had made lives and properties better secured.

  • LSSTF ‘spends over N6b on operations’

    The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has spent over N6 billion on its operations in the past two years, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said yesterday.

    Despite the huge sum, the governor said the people must play their part by providing the intelligence with which security operatives could bust crimes and apprehend criminals in the state.

    The state, he said, would strengthen security in all public schools in order to aid intelligence gathering and bust kidnapping.

    Ambode spoke at a town hall meeting held for tradesmen and artisans in the state at Adeyemi Bero Hall, Alausa Secretariat, Lagos.

    The governor, represented by LSSTF’s Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer Dr Abdulrasaq Balogun, described security as everybody’s business, urging all Lagosians to play their part in safeguarding lives and property.

    He said: “We are here to discuss the potential of your members to play a very important role in intelligence gathering and to consolidate our partnership so that your members can make donations to the Fund no matter how little.”

    Arguing that criminals are no ghosts or faceless people, Balogun said with its membership population, tradesmen and artisans as vulcanisers, painters, dressmakers, hair dressers, welders, carpenters, photographers, could help to protect lives and property by volunteering information about any suspicious customer.

    On how the tradesmen could help fund LSSFT, he said besides paying directly into its account or paying through Remita which could be logged into through the LSSTF’s website, the MTN, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), introduced a short code 9999 and by testing HELP to that code any MTN subscriber would have contributed a minimum of N50 to the Fund.

    “If the about 60 million Nigerian subscribers on the MTN line subscribe and give us N50 daily, we would have a huge fund to provide the basic infrastructure to strengthen security architecture in the state.”

    He said the fund was financing security institutions such as, police, Depertment of State Service (DSS), Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos Neighbourhood Watch Security Corps (LNSC), Navy and Army by providing logistics and equipment for their operations.

    Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Commander Olatunji Disu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), said the tradesmen as key players in the informal sector must see themselves as major partners in crime busting in the state.

    He said beside the two toll free numbers-767 and 112-the public could reach the Police Control room through 08070535939, 08024905011 08039344870; RRSResponse Squad could be reached on 09053950347.

    Neighbourhood Corps Chairman Israel Ajao, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police urged the artisans to help the government in providing better security in the state.

    “We all should take more interest in what is going on around us. We should volunteer information to the police and other security operatives which could help build their intelligence network and bust crime in the state.

  • LSSTF Chairman confirmed

    The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday confirmed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s nominee, Mr Oye Hassan Odukale, as the chairman of the Board of the State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF).

    In his response during the confirmation, Odukale said he was surprised that he was nominated for the position.

    The Managing Director of Leadway Assurance Plc said his motive was to raise money for the Fund through the private sector and that his company had contributed immensely to the Fund in the past.

    According to him, the board of LSSTF has eight members, and the fund is meant to equip all security agencies such as the police, army and the Department of State Security Service (DSS).

    “There must be due process with verifiable estimate. We will raise money for the fund through the private sector and the equipment must be properly managed and we will cross-check with the users.

  • Lagos Assembly confirms Odukale as LSSTF board chairman

    Lagos Assembly confirms Odukale as LSSTF board chairman

    Lagos state House of Assembly Tuesday confirmed Governor Ambode’s nominee for the position of the Chairman of the Board of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Mr Oye Hassan Odukale.

    In his response during the confirmation exercise, Mr. Odukale, said that he was surprised that he was nominated for the position by the Governor.

    Odukale, who is currently the Managing Director of Leadway Assurance Plc, said that his motive is to raise money for the fund through the private sector and that his company has contributed immensely to the fund in the past.

    According to him, the board of LSSTF has eight members, and the fund is meant to equip all security agencies such as the police, army and the Department of State Security Service (DSS).

    “There must be due process with verifiable estimate. We will raise money for the fund through the private sector and the equipment must be properly managed and we will cross-check with the users.

    “It is a volunteer work for me to raise money for the state through my network and those of others on the board. We need to win the trust of the people that are contributing to the fund and widen the net of the contribution,” he added.

  • Executive secretary, board for LSSTF

    Executive secretary, board for LSSTF

    Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday approved the appointments of former Chief Whip of the House of Assembly Abdulrasak Mobolaji Balogun as the Executive Secretary of the State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) and Oye Hassan–Odukale as the Chairman, Board of Trustees.

    Both appointments are subject to the ratification of the Assembly.

    Hassan-Odukale succeeds Remi Makanjuola whose tenure has expired after serving two terms. Balogun succeeds Fola Arthur Worrey, who resigned his appointment.

    Both appointments were contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello.

    The governor also approved the appointment of other members of the board – Managing Director of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, Yemi Idowu, Opeyemi Agbaje, Managing Director of UBA, Philips Osuoza and DIG Isreal Ajao (rtd).

    Other members are Commissioner for Housing Gbolahan Lawal and Special Adviser Office of Overseas Affairs and Investment, Prof Ademola Abass.

     

  • Ambode appoints new executive secretary, board for LSSTF

    Ambode appoints new executive secretary, board for LSSTF

    Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode Tuesday approved the appointments of  former Chief Whip of the State House of Assembly, Dr Abdulrasak Mobolaji Balogun as the Executive Secretary of the State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) and Mr. Oye Hassan–Odukale as the new Chairman  Board of Trustees of the fund.

    Both appointments are subject to the ratification of the State House of Assembly.

    While Hassan-Odukale succeeds Chief Remi Makanjuola whose tenure as Chairman of the Board of Trustees has expired after serving two terms, Balogun on the other hand succeeds Mr. Fola Arthur Worrey who has resigned his appointment.

    Both appointments were contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello.

    The Governor also approved the appointment of other members of the board of Trustees of the LSSTF to include, Managing Director of Access Bank, Mr Herbert Wigwe, Mr Yemi Idowu, Mr Opeyemi Agbaje, Managing Director of UBA, Mr Philips Osuoza and DIG Isreal Ajao (Rtd).

    Other members of the Board of Trustees named by the Governor are the Honourable Commissioner for Housing, Mr Gbolahan Lawal and Special Adviser Office of Overseas Affairs and Investment, Professor Ademola Abass.

    The appointment of Balogun who holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Maiduguri and Masters in Public Administration and Public Health from the Lagos State University and the University of Lagos respectively takes effect from yesterday.

    The tenure of the last Board of Trustees of the State Security Trust Fund expires on November 15th this year and the former members have already served for two tenures and are ineligible for another term.