To check incessant attacks from kidnappers ,Lagos State Government at
the weekend said it has acquired five hectares of land to establish a
security buffer zonr for the security operatives at Igbodu Community in
Epe area of Lagos notorious for kidnapping activities.
The state commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs,
Muslim Folami disclosed this at the weekend during a ministerial press
conference in Lagos.
He said government was determined to arrest the rising wave of
kidnapping in Epe area of the state and had therefore acquired the
hectares of land for security operatives to effectively checkmate
activities of kidnappers.
Harping on the forthcoming local government election, the commissioner
said the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission had put in place
all necessary measures to ensure that the polls hold as planned.
Folami added that the government had engaged Community Development
Associations, CDAs and members of Community Development Committees, CDCs
in the state to take ownership of some of its community-based projects
for adequate monitoring, management and supervision.
According to him, the various CDAs and CDCs across the State presently
provide a platform through which government tested the viability of its
plans, policies and programmes and also obtains feedback from members of
the public on the acceptability of government projects.
