Lagos security model standard for sub-national security architecture — APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State says the state security vision has evolved into Nigeria’s most effective sub-national security framework after two decades of consistent reform and investment.

In a statement on Friday in Lagos, the party’s Spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, said Lagos had shown that security success depended on sustained planning, political will and collaboration.

According to him, the state’s security structure— built from the tenure of former Governor Bola Tinubu to that of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu—has delivered relative peace and stability despite Lagos being Nigeria’s most densely populated and economically active state.

Oladejo said: “Lagos stands today as the gold standard of what purposeful leadership can achieve.

“From Tinubu to Sanwo-Olu, we have seen security treated not as rhetoric but as deliberate and sustained action.”

He said the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) remained the country’s most effective public-private funding model for security, equipping agencies with patrol vehicles, gadgets and surveillance resources.

“Through LSSTF, we have built a structure unmatched by any other state,” he added.

Oladejo said the Sanwo-Olu administration had deepened the model through technology-driven policing, including surveillance cameras, crime-mapping tools and smart-city monitoring systems.

He noted that grassroots intelligence had improved due to the integration of traditional rulers, community groups and civil society in the state’s security network.

“The community has become a full partner in maintaining vigilance,” he said.

The spokesman added that Lagos had achieved strong inter-agency coordination involving the Police, the armed forces and intelligence units, ensuring faster response and reduced operational overlap.

He said this cooperation also involved state -owed agencies like the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency(LNSA), Lagos State Traffic Management Authority(LASTMA), Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC)

On emergency management, Oladejo said LASEMA had shown how a sub-national could build a world-class rapid-response structure capable of handling fires, disasters and large-scale emergencies.

He said continuity of governance had allowed Lagos to strengthen policies over time without politicising security.

He said: “This is why Lagos is fully ready for state police whenever the constitution permits it

“While some states are still debating structures, Lagos already operates an intelligence-driven framework that can be scaled seamlessly.”

Oladejo credited the achievements to long-term planning by Tinubu and continuous modernisation by Sanwo-Olu.

He accused some opposition figures of attempting to politicise national insecurity, saying Lagos had instead chosen responsibility and sustained investment.

“As President and Commander-in-Chief, Tinubu is implementing major reforms. Lagos remains the reference point for how federal and sub-national synergy can work,” he said.

He urged other states to study and adapt the Lagos model, saying Nigeria’s security challenges required coordinated national and local efforts beyond election cycles.