Korede Abdullah 
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal Government has donated three patrol vehicles to the Nigeria Police Force to strengthen security and prevent vandalism along Section One of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.
The vehicles were handed over in Lagos State on Saturday by Federal Controller of Works, Olufemi Dare, to Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Olohundare Jimoh.
Dare says the intervention follows increasing theft of steel barriers and construction materials along the multibillion-naira coastal highway project.
“We have had several meetings with the police on the need to strengthen security on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway,” he says.
According to him, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, approved the procurement of additional patrol vehicles to safeguard critical infrastructure and halt vandalism.
The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is one of the Federal Government’s flagship infrastructure projects aimed at improving transportation and economic connectivity across Nigeria’s coastal corridor.
Receiving the vehicles, Jimoh commends Umahi for supporting police operations, recalling that the ministry previously donated patrol vehicles and a surveillance control centre for monitoring the Third Mainland Bridge.
He reveals that more than 25 suspected vandals have already been charged to court in connection with attacks on public infrastructure.
“These vehicles will not only provide security but also enforce safety,” Jimoh says, adding that authorities will strictly enforce the 30-kilometre-per-hour speed limit on the highway.
Security agencies say the patrol vehicles will improve surveillance and deter criminal activities targeting the ongoing coastal highway construction.
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