The Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, said the days of armed robbery and bank robbery in Lagos State are long gone.

Egbetokun who made this declaration while speaking at the Lagos State Security Trust Fund 18th Annual Town Hall Meeting on Security, noted that only one bank robbery succeeded in the state since 2007.

The IGP also said that Lagos State being the economic hub of Nigeria has suffered and continues to suffer internal migration, as thousands of people flock into the state every day which according to him has implications for security in the state.

However, he stated that the police in the state must continue to adapt and strengthen security strategies to meet the challenges.

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“What we are doing here today is the usual assistance that the state government has been giving to the police in the state.

“Without the assistance that the police receive from the government, we will not be able to do the much we are doing in Lagos State. We would have been overwhelmed with insecurity in Lagos State.

“There was a time that armed robbery, bank robbery was common in Lagos, but I can recall that since 2007 till date, only one bank robbery succeeded in Lagos and that was as far back as 2014. So, the days of armed robbery, bank robbery are gone,” Egbetokun said.