Lagos State Government concludes plans of Installing 10,000 CCTV cameras

The state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Akinyemi Ashade, confirmed in a statement that the Lagos State Government has concluded its plans of installing CCTV cameras all over The state:

“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.”