LSSTF boosts Lagos Taskforce preparedness with helmets, bulletproof vests

Ebun Emmanuel –May 16,2026

The Lagos State Security Trust Fund has donated critical operational equipment to the to the Lagos State Taskforce.

The materials include bulletproof vests and ballistic helmets, and were meant to reinforce efforts to maintain law, order and public safety across the state.

The materials were presented during the visit by the Executive Secretary/CEO of LSSTF, Dr. Ayodele Ogunsan alongside with the Director of Admin, Mr. Adegbola Lewis, to the Lagos Taskforce office in Oshodi, where he also toured operational areas and personnel dormitories of Lagos Taskforce personnel.

The security equipment was formally received by the Chairman of the agency, CSP Adetayo Akerele.

Ogunsan described the intervention as part of the clear mandate of the LSSTF to provide “equipment, logistics and training for all security agencies operating within Lagos State.”

He clarified that the anti-riot equipment was not intended for aggression, but for maintaining public order during protests, civil disturbances and other emergencies.

He said, “We are not preparing men for war; we are preparing personnel capable of containing the excesses of miscreants and unruly elements so Lagosians can sleep with their two eyes closed”.

Akerele, expressed appreciation to LSSTF for the sustained support and strategic investment in security operations, noting that the donation would significantly boost the operational effectiveness, morale and safety of personnel carrying out enforcement duties across the state.

The LSSTF also presented similar materials to the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency, LNSA.