LSSTF CEO, BALOGUN: ‘IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SEE AND SAY SOMETHING, POLICE MUST SORT IT OUT’
By Oki Samson, Trek Africa Newspaper
Executive Secretary/CEO, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun giving his goodwill message at the maiden Citizens Townhall Engagement Themed: “Community Policing: Building A Safer Nigeria Together,” hosted by the Honorable Minister for State, Police Affairs, Hon. Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim
It is a popular saying in the security space that ‘if you see something, say something’ with the intention to encourage local intelligence and community support in crime detection. But the Executive Secretary/CEO of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun wants the country to take it a notch higher, Trek Africa Newspaper can report.
He made the submission at the recent Citizens Townhall Engagement Themed: “Community Policing: Building A Safer Nigeria Together,” hosted by the Honorable Minister for State, Police Affairs, Hon. Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim on Monday 11th December 2023 in Lagos.
L-R: Governor, Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Honorable Minister for State, Police Affairs, Hon. Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim; Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun; Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Police, Senator Akintunde Yunus Abiodun; Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin and others
Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun wants cases to be seen to a logical end. This is how to imbue confidence in people. That responsibility lies with the Nigeria Police.
‘For us to engender community policing in Lagos state, we have to earn the trust of the public and it is also important that police approach people in a humane manner so that they can speak. Lagos is doing this with the LNSA’, said the prudent administrator of Lagos security funding agency, LSSTF.
L-R: Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin; Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun; Honorable Minister for State, Police Affairs, Hon. Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim; Governor, Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Board Member, LSSTF, Dr. Ayo Ogunsan
He added: ‘We say something in the Security parlance – if you see something say something but I say that’s it is not enough, the police must sort it out.’
L-R: Board Member, LSSTF, Dr. Ayo Ogunsan; Honorable Minister for State, Police Affairs, Hon. Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim; Governor, Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Executive Secretary/CEO, LSSTF, Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun
L-R: Managing Director, Executive Trainers Ltd, Dr Mrs Ajoke Ogunsan; Board Member, LSSTF, Dr. Ayo Ogunsan and Executive Secretary/CEO, LSSTF, Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun
L-R: Executive Secretary/CEO, LSSTF, Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun; Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Zone, AIG Ari Mohammed Ali and AIG
L-R: AIG Idowu Owohunwa and Executive Secretary/CEO, LSSTF, Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun
