With N80 million, Femi Otedola,
billionaire businessman, is the biggest individual donor to the Lagos State
Security Trust Fund for (LSSTF) for 2019.
Zenith Bank took the lead for
corporate donors, with its donation of N300 million.
Other top corporate donors on the
list included Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Access Bank, Xenon Construction
Limited and First Bank.
The donors were appreciated at an
event tagged “Transformational Security’ and organised by LSSTF at the Civic
Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday.
Speaking at the event, Babajide
Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, said he is happy that other states have
adopted the security trust fund idea initiated some years back, and that this
showed that the initiative is worthy of emulation.
“The present administration under
my watch also introduced new security strategies to combat security issues
including making available new equipment for our security agencies,” he said.
“We have revitalised security
strategies to combat security coverage in Epe and Ikorodu waterways and other
areas through a regional security outfit code-named ‘Amotekun’, to combat
banditry and Kidnapping.
“Also with the ongoing road
upgrades across the state I believe that we can achieve significant improvements
in security of our State.”
Oye Hassan-Odukale, chairman of
LSSTF board of trustees, also noted that crime fighting is mandatory and the
fund will not stop promoting the fight against crimes.
LSSTF was established 12 years
ago with the aim of reducing the critical deficiencies in equipment, training
and logistics of security agencies operating in Lagos.
Below is a list of the donors:
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