LAGOS State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-OluBabajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in Nigeria’s financial and corporate sectors to scale up their support for the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF).

He stated that the state intends to embark on an ambitious upgrade of its security architecture built heavily around intelligence, surveillance, and rapid-response technology.

Sanwo-Olu, who gave the charge during a private breakfast meeting with bank CEOs and industry leaders, said Lagos State could not afford security complacency at a time when global and domestic threats are becoming more complex.

He noted that the LSSTF model, based on transparency, joint ownership, and year-on-year accountability, remains central to the state’s ability to consistently maintain relative safety.

“We have built one of the strongest public-private security partnerships anywhere in Africa.

. “For almost two decades, the LSSTF has shown that when government and the private sector work together with transparency and consistency, you get real results.

“But we must now move to the next stage. Lagos is bigger, busier, and more exposed than ever, and our security infrastructure must reflect that reality,” Sanwo-Olu said.

The governor said that Lagos State is currently overhauling its command and control centre, originally built over 15 years ago and migrating it into a more sophisticated nerve centre capable of integrating thousands of CCTV feeds, emergency calls, and multi-agency field operations in real time.

He, however, revealed that while the state initially planned to deploy between 5,000 and 10,000 CCTV cameras, fewer than 1,000 are currently installed due to technological and funding limitations.”

Sanwo-Olu said the state is also strengthening its aerial surveillance capacity through a mix of helicopters, drones, and marine monitoring devices to enable faster emergency response.

The governor again reintroduced the newly appointed Executive Secretary/CEO of the LSSTF, Dr Ayo Ogunsan, describing him as “a reliable and committed security professional that understands both the operational and strategic needs of the Fund.”

He, however, commended the continuity of the LSSTF Board, noting that its stability and adherence to transparent reporting have sustained credibility for nearly two decades.

Sanwo-Olu concluded by reaffirming that Lagos’ future as a global economic hub rests on the foundation of safety.

Earlier on his part, Ogunsan noted that private sector-led funding is vital for the LSSTF to achieve its mandate in this New Year.

He said that virtually all security agencies in the state now look towards the agency for support, saying that LSSTFLSSTF will only meet those needs when it gets support from the private sector.

Ogunsan, who listed some of the critical security needs of the agency for 2026 to include multipurpose security helicopters and drones, among others, lauded the governor for his remarkable support of the agency.