Lagos To Deploy 10,000 CCTV Cameras

The Lagos State government said arrangements are being concluded to install additional 10,000 High Definition (HD) CCTV cameras across the state.

The move is part of the comprehensive Smart City Programme designed to provide a 24-hour driven economy,the government said on Friday during the annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration.

According to the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Hakeem Fahm, the Smart City initiative was intended to allow the people and companies operate in a safe and secure environment capable of creating more jobs and increasing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the state.

He said the programme basically includes provision of security and surveillance, implementation of a metro fibre network and e-Governance.

He added that the deployed cameras will be integrated with the Centralised Emergency Command and Control Centre (CCC) and provision will also be made for road signature structure and street lights across the state.

“In the second phase of the project, we will be deploying 10,000 HD cameras, world class e-Government solution and data centre solution, one key alarm, metro fibre network to serve as backbone for communication and unified communications with smart phones for first respondent agencies such as police, fire service, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), among others,” Fahm said.

He noted the initiative would address security, transportation and infrastructure in a sustainable manner.

On activities of the Ministry in the last one year, the Commissioner said the driver’s licence processing and verification portals were put in place to ease the process of driver’s licence issuance and verification of vehicle registration.

This is as he said the education portals also enhance learning and registration of private schools, while Land Use Charge portal and Citizens Gate app, a platform where residents can engage with government online, were successfully implemented.

He said through the Lagos state online recruitment and testing portal, a total of 1,500 Local Government staff were recruited in November 2017.

The Commissioner also said the Yaba ICT Hub was another eloquent example of the commitment of the present administration to truly create another Silicon Valley in the state.

According to him, “The ICT hub is aimed at boosting innovation and creativity among youths with soft skills knowledge in the state. Lagos state saw the need to embrace software development and key into vast opportunities available.”