10,000 CCTVs to be installed across Lagos by Lagos State government

Lagos state government says it has concluded
plans to install 10,000 CCTC cameras across the
state. The state Commissioner for Economic
Planning and Budget, Akinyemi Ashade, stated this
while giving a breakdown of the 2016 budget,
tagged ’The Peoples’ Budget’ before newsmen.
“We will be expanding our ICT infrastructure
statewide. Consequently, a budget of N9.6
billion has been approved for this purpose in
2016. This will include a 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 1,000 cameras will be
reactivated and these will be increased by an
additional 3,000 cameras after the completion
of the first phase of this project.”he said