Ensure security, know your neighbours, Fashola tells Lagosians

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has stressed the need for Lagosians to know their neighbours and also ask questions when in doubt.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with religious leaders and heads of security formations at the State House, Marina, on Wednesday, the governor said Lagosians had for long taken the issue of security for granted and that the need had now arisen for all that to change.
“We have taken many things for granted for a long time and that really is the essence of the meeting. Know your neighbor, ask questions, and don’t take anything for granted. If you are in doubt, call law enforcement and use the 767 and 112 numbers. Really, that is the message,” he said.
Also speaking, the State Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop George Amu, said the bottom line was that people should know their neighbours and be conscious of happenings in their environment.
“If you know your neighbor, strange persons cannot come to your neighbourhood without you noticing it. We were told that for every action, there is a consequent reaction and that whatever we sow, we shall reap. The security of Lagos State is our joint concern. The governor was straightforward in telling us that we should be careful, watchful and observant,” Amu explained.
The Chief Missioner of the Ansar-Ud-Deen- Society of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdulrahaman Ahmad said the governor convened the meeting to brief the religious leaders on efforts being made to ensure that Lagos State remains secure.
Said he: “Like you know it, it is the responsibility of the government to ensure security. The meeting just underscores the need for us to be vigilant, to know who our neighbours are and to continue to tell our followers, who are Muslims and Christians, to keep the peace,” adding that it was only in an atmosphere of peace that the state could have development.
The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr. Umaru Manko, who was one of the security chiefs at the meeting, also said the high point of the meeting was that everybody needed to be cautious and be security-conscious.
He added that the meeting was about maintaining security consciousness in Lagos State and why people should participate in ensuring that Lagos State remains secure.