Policing Lagos: Why 15,597 officers can’t be everywhere

A well-dressed woman was attacked by over 20 hoodlums in Festac, Lagos, following a minor road incident. Despite a large crowd present, no one intervened until a passerby went to a nearby police station for help. Lagos, as Nigeria's commercial capital, faces complex security challenges, including armed robbery, gang violence, and financial fraud, exacerbated by rapid population growth and unemployment.