The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos Province 23, Prince of Peace Area 25, has raised its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative with a brand new block of offices, new concrete cell with detainees’ private toilet, a borehole and repainting of the Langbasa Police Station in Badore, Ajah, in Eti-Osa Local Government, Lagos.
The renovation of the 57-year old Police Station, which cost over N2.5million, is a follow up to the church’s February, last year’s donation of N2.2million storm-water drainage system in the area as a response to the outcry of the community, which had long suffered uncontrolled flooding with associated health and environmental consequences.
Describing the police station project as another land mark CSR project of the church, the General Overseer, Pastor E. A. Adeboye, said the church will continue to use its CSR as a tool of helping mankind.
Pastor Adeboye, represented by his Special Assistant (Missions), Pastor Brown Oyitso, at the opening of the new building, listed the CSR objectives of the church to include promotion of good corporate governance in the church’s neighbourhood, complementing government’s efforts on employment generation, evangelism, enhancing church growth, especially among the youth, promoting RCCG community relationship and development.
The Pastor-in-Charge of Prince of Peace Area 25, Lagos Province 23, Folusho Koku, said the church’s efforts entailed the remodelling and reconstruction of the Langbasa Police Office Project that was initially designed for an office and car park to a modern block of three offices with conveniences in each office.
He said: “We have helped to decongest the single detention cell by building an additional and extended concrete cell. The new cell has a toilet and the walls tiled. We have provided a new air conditioner for the DPO’s office in the new building and are providing five triple seater metal chairs taken from our inventor in the church. The church has also repainted the police station and cemented the floors of the internal frontage of the station. A professional organisation was engaged to avail the officers neat and fresh occupation of their new offices. Arrangement has also been made for tables and chairs to be delivered soon.”
Expressing appreciation for the exemplary gesture, the Area Commander, Area ‘J’ Elemoro, ACP Kayode Samuel, who represented the Commissioner of Police and Divisional Police Officer, Langbasa Division, CSP Joy Agulanna, said the church’s gesture exemplified the Commissioner of Police’s insistence on very good community policing, which is germane to democratic policing strategy. ‘’This singular effort as expressed by the senior officers has spurred officers and men of the Division to be more proactive, effective and dedicated in the discharge of their duties, ‘’ he said.