Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented N10 million to each of the wives of six officers killed during tthe violence that followed the #EndSARS protests in October.
Sanwo-Olu made the presentation on Thursday, at the 14th Town Hall meeting on security held at Civic Centre, Victoria Island.
He said the gesture was in fulfilment of his earlier promise during a meeting with police officers at the State Police Command.
He said: “Some of our gallant police officers paid the supreme price for our security and safety during the recent EndSARS protests.
“These are the officers deployed to protect our families from hoodlums but they were lynched in the violence. Today, I am happy to announce and and present N10 million compensation through Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) to each family of the officers. All their children have also be placed on scholarship up to university level, courtesy of the State Government.”
The late police officers are; Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Yaro Edward; Inspector Ayodeji Erinfolami; Inspector Aderibigbe Adegbenro; Inspector Samsom Ehibor; Sergeant Bejide Abiodun and Inspector Igoche Cornelius.
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The event tagged “Lagos Security: Resilience in the Face Adversity,” was organised by LSSTF.
Speaking further at the event, Sanwo-Olu restated that security was a top priority of his administration as Lagos State continues to rebuild after the violence that greeted the aftermath of the protests in October.
“We must sustain the steady progress Lagos has recorded in the security of lives and businesses. The issue of security is a shared mission. The more we are able to engage the citizens, the better we will become at nipping crimes in the bud. Our Government will continue to proactively engage all stakeholders as part of the ongoing exercise to address all security concerns.
“We have taken a proactive measure of making the necessary budgetary provision for security. We will be committing N37.8 billion to Public Order and Safety in 2021 because we fully understand the correlation between development and security. We will stop at nothing to flush out criminal elements whose sole aim is to foment chaos and perpetrate crimes. Lagos will offer no hiding place for bandits and criminals,” the governor stated.
