Police information boxes introduced by Sir Mike Mbama Okiro during his tenure as Commissioner of Police in Lagos State have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. The boxes, placed along streets and junctions, were intended to encourage anonymous tips and community intelligence. They are now covered in cobwebs, inhabited by cockroaches and spiders, and show signs of dust, rust, and neglect. These tools of community policing were introduced around 1999 when Lagos faced pressures from armed robbery, ethnic militia activities, and street crime.
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