Police Lobby For CCTV In Stations

As Information and Communication Technology (ICT) continues to penetrate all sectors of the economy, the Nigerian Police have said that planting Circuit Cable Television (CCTV) in all police stations across the country will enhance better policing.
Some Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), who pleaded to be anonymous made this known in an exclusive chat with The Tide in Port Harcourt at the weekend.
They said erecting CCTV in all the police stations would be of immense help to the security agencies in view of its impacts in checking insecurity in the country.
They recalled how the CCTV at Lekki Toll Gate aided in tracking some of the suspects of the Lekki shooting during the #EndSARS protest, last year.
One of the DPOs said the presence of CCTV at police station would assist the police in tracking down criminals on time, adding that some criminals get away with their act due to the absence of recording devices.
He explained that ICT tools were needed in all the police stations in order to meet up with the modern challenges in security.
Another DPO in the state who is also a lawyer, appealed to well meaning Nigerians to partner with the Police and assist the government in realising the project.
He described security as everyone’s business that does not need to be left in the hands of government alone.
He pointed out that until private and corporate organisations consider security as top priority, the idea of using modern tools like CCTV in policing may not be achieved due to its high financial involvement.

By: King Onuwhor