A security expert, Alhaji Ibrahim Odofin, yesterday, said that effective policing has reduced incidences of kidnapping around the Lekki axis of Lagos State, attributing the decline to the combined efforts of private security operators and the police in the area.
Odofin, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Eleshin Security Services Limited, ESSL, which secures estates in Lekki axis managed by AIRCOM Estate Managers, spoke while handing over new high-tech security gadgets to men and officers of the firm.
He said: “We have not had many incidences of kidnapping, and this is because the security agencies and the police are on top of the situation.”
The estates include Friends Colony Estate, Milverton Estate, Bourdillion Court Estate and NAPRER Estate. ESSL also provides security for Balcary Estate, among others.
The gadgets include bomb detectors, bullet-proof vests, Clarret metal scanners, walkies-talkies, handcuffs, tear-gasses and boots, among others.
He said: “Our responsibility as security professionals is to protect those who engage our services. No security officer can perform efficiently if he is not well-equipped and well-trained.
“That is why we place premium on training and retraining of our officers on the use of these gadgets, as well provide the tools they need to do their jobs effectively.”
Addressing the security officers after an early morning drill and hand-over of the gadgets, Odofin said they must be alert to suspicious activities in their surroundings, and be quick to alert the firm’s head office through their walkies-talkies, or the police.
“You are not to confront armed robbers by yourself, but be smart enough to alert the police without endangering your lives,” he cautioned.
A security supervisor at AIRCOM, Mr. Moses Isaiah, said the police always respond swiftly when alerted of any security threat in the estates.
He said: “This is not the first time these kinds of gadgets are being supplied ESSL.”
“The security men are already used to them because they had undergone the training. But there is need for re-equipment.”
“As regards relationship with the police: so far, so good. Honestly speaking, the police are doing their best. They are trying.
“When we call them, they respond quickly. They are very good in that. We have a cordial working relationship with the police.”
Odofin, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Eleshin Security Services Limited, ESSL, which secures estates in Lekki axis managed by AIRCOM Estate Managers, spoke while handing over new high-tech security gadgets to men and officers of the firm.
He said: “We have not had many incidences of kidnapping, and this is because the security agencies and the police are on top of the situation.”
The estates include Friends Colony Estate, Milverton Estate, Bourdillion Court Estate and NAPRER Estate. ESSL also provides security for Balcary Estate, among others.
The gadgets include bomb detectors, bullet-proof vests, Clarret metal scanners, walkies-talkies, handcuffs, tear-gasses and boots, among others.
He said: “Our responsibility as security professionals is to protect those who engage our services. No security officer can perform efficiently if he is not well-equipped and well-trained.
“That is why we place premium on training and retraining of our officers on the use of these gadgets, as well provide the tools they need to do their jobs effectively.”
Addressing the security officers after an early morning drill and hand-over of the gadgets, Odofin said they must be alert to suspicious activities in their surroundings, and be quick to alert the firm’s head office through their walkies-talkies, or the police.
“You are not to confront armed robbers by yourself, but be smart enough to alert the police without endangering your lives,” he cautioned.
A security supervisor at AIRCOM, Mr. Moses Isaiah, said the police always respond swiftly when alerted of any security threat in the estates.
He said: “This is not the first time these kinds of gadgets are being supplied ESSL.”
“The security men are already used to them because they had undergone the training. But there is need for re-equipment.”
“As regards relationship with the police: so far, so good. Honestly speaking, the police are doing their best. They are trying.
“When we call them, they respond quickly. They are very good in that. We have a cordial working relationship with the police.”
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