LSSTF Appoints Moses Oladimeji as State Coordinator for Anti-Crime Campaign in Lagos

LSSTF Appoints Moses Oladimeji as State Coordinator for Anti-Crime Campaign in Lagos

The Lagos State Security Trust Fund  (LSSTF) has appointed Dr. Moses Oladimeji as the State Coordinator of its newly launched Campaign Against Crime, Cultism and Other Vices (LSSTF-CACCOV), marking a renewed push toward community-based crime prevention across Lagos State.

The appointment, announced by the Executive Secretary/CEO of LSSTF, Dr. Ayo Ogunsan, also includes six other members who will serve in various capacities to ensure the smooth implementation of the initiative.

According to Ogunsan, the LSSTF-CACCOV initiative is designed to strengthen grassroots advocacy and reinforce community structures aimed at curbing crime, cultism, drug abuse and youth violence in the state. He emphasized that effective prevention requires proactive engagement, particularly among young people.

“Cultism, drug abuse, youth violence, and other social vices do not emerge in isolation; they thrive where there is misinformation, lack of guidance, weak community structure, and limited positive engagement for young people,” Ogunsan stated.

Under his new role, Oladimeji will coordinate statewide activities including school outreach programmes, community sensitisation walks, mentorship engagements, and strategic partnerships with traditional institutions, faith-based organisations, youth groups and civil society bodies.

The LSSTF noted that the campaign is structured to complement the work of law enforcement agencies by focusing on preventive measures that address the root causes of crime rather than solely relying on enforcement.

Other members of the seven-man LSSTF-CACCOV committee include Uzezi Akinwoleola as Assistant State Coordinator/General Secretary; Nathaniel Olugbogi as Head, Digital Communication, Strategy and Technology; Prominence Promise as Head, Human Resources and Training; Joseph Akinwoleola as Head, Education, Advocacy and Empowerment; Taiwo Idris as Head, Media, Press and Public Relations; and Mesole Emmanuel as Head, Community Outreach and Programmes.

The Fund called on parents, educators, community leaders and the media to support the campaign as it begins full implementation across Lagos State, stressing that sustained peace and security depend on collective responsibility and preventive action.