Following the increasing cases of kidnapping in the state, Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said plans are afoot to recruit at least 5,000 Neighbourhood Watchers to boost security across the state.
Ambode said the Neighbourhood Safety Agency Bill he recently signed into law was part of efforts to institutionalise and deepen community policing in the state.
According to him, the new recruits are expected to earn at least N25, 000 monthly with other allowances.
“There is a law that has just been passed which is the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law, 2016 and in line with the resolution taken by the House of Assembly, we would go all out to make sure that this agency is activated and all our neighbourhoods will be covered, and then centralise with the state government with all the necessary equipment and resources to ensure that we establish what we call community policing and that is the way to go.