It is no news that the Lagos State Govt has deployed Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) for use at the Ikeja axis for those that violate a traffic law, confirming this, a lady tweeted this and warning all motor users to be wary of Ikeja axis.

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The location of this camera still remain sketchy as LASG decided to keep mute on its location but feelers are saying the cameras are installed close to Alausa secretariat and some other parts of the state. Gone are the days, when VIOs chase vehicles around the streets, these cameras are set to replace the VIOs and hold every driver accountable for his/her offenses.

Automatic number plate recognition according to Wikipedia can be used to store the images captured by the cameras as well as the text from the license plate, with some configurable to store a photograph of the driver.

The systems commonly use infrared lighting to allow the camera to take the picture at any time of day or night, with the ANPR technology taking into account plate numbering variations from place to place.

The machine put in place is called the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and it comes in form of a CCTV. To the drivers, its just an ordinary CCTV but to the government, its a tracking device which helps to track and trail any defaulters.

Let's see how this ANPR works for public enlightenment. According to police.uk, An Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology is used to help detect, deter and disrupt criminality at a local, force, regional and national level, including tackling travelling criminals, Organised Crime Groups and terrorists. ANPR provides lines of enquiry and evidence in the investigation of crime and is used by law enforcement agencies. It may be safe to say that it works alone without supervision on a 24/7 working mode.

How it works

As a vehicle passes an ANPR camera, its registration number is read and instantly checked against database records of vehicles of interest. Police officers can intercept and stop a vehicle, check it for evidence and, where necessary, make arrests. A record for all vehicles passing by a camera is stored, including those for vehicles that are not known to be of interest at the time of the read that may in appropriate circumstances be accessed for investigative purposes. The use of ANPR in this way has proved to be important in the detection of many offences, including locating stolen vehicles, tackling uninsured vehicle use and solving cases of terrorism, major and organised crime. It also allows officers’ attention to be drawn to offending vehicles whilst allowing law abiding drivers to go about their business unhindered.

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Retention and access to stored data

ANPR cameras from police forces submit copies of vehicle registration marks to the National ANPR Data Centre (NADC) daily. ANPR data from each police force is stored together with similar data from other forces for a period of two years.

We have clear rules to control access to ANPR data to ensure that access is for legitimate investigation purposes. Members of staff only have access to ANPR data if it is relevant to their role and the majority of those who have permission may only do so for a maximum period of 90 days from the date it was collected. Some staff are authorised to access data for up to 2 years subject to authorisation of a senior officer.

Searches of ANPR data can confirm whether vehicles associated with a known criminal has been in the area at the time of a crime and can dramatically speed up investigations.

In a series of an investigation made by AutoReportNG and some insiders, findings show us that Soft Alliance is responsible for the software, upgrade and installation of the CCTVs in Lagos and we are just lucky enough to have the images when they did the training and test run with the VIS, Lagos.

See the exclusive images courtesy of Soft Alliance.

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Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/02/anpr-cameras-in-lagos-these-are-all-you.html

See more exclusive pictures of the cameras and more here

https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/02/anpr-cameras-in-lagos-these-are-all-you.html

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This is a welcome development. Gradually we'll get there.
God bless Nigeria

Nice one

Good Moves by the Lagos state government, I'm worried about the continuity of the project in the long run this is Nigeria any thing is possible. Technology is the only solution to most the problems we are having in the country, I believe open source projects are the best.

Projects of this type have enthusiast who are willing to add value by contributing to the development and usability, I don't stay in Lagos but this project shouldn't be handled by the VIO team alone the tech guys, drivers, agberos, artisans would contribute and progress would be made.

The problem here is that the project would be limited to some people and the team handling the project would be looking at the monetary aspect rather than development to the society, forgetting aside Ikeja and Lagos environs the entire country would require the Automatic Number Plate Recognition for safe drive and societal development.

Dannybammz:
This is a welcome development. Gradually we'll get there.
God bless Nigeria

Good move. Let's get Nigeria working again.

This is 21st century

anjigirl:

Hope no qualms?

Noted

Hmmm.,..BRT buses activated ......but let them know that there are many mad drivers than their cameras in Lagos State

ok

Atiku is going to be our next President. It is obvious Nigerians have rejected President Mohammedu Buhari due to his incompetence, nepotism, ethnocentrism, desecration of our democratic institutions and outright wickedness!
So, what are your expectations of the new President? What do you want him to focus on in the first 100 days in office?

Lagos is ahead!

Meanwhile

AutoReportNG:
See more exclusive pictures of the cameras and more here

https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/02/anpr-cameras-in-lagos-these-are-all-you.html

Where is the power to make sure the device works very well 24/7 non-stop, what about the issue of vandalism / theft or outright removal of the device by hoodlums

Sadly i wish this can be introduced in ibadan to reset those crazy micra driver's brain

Ambode had vision to transform Lagos State, but they killed the dream

Has anyone noticed the only two sentences APC zombies always drop here and there like fowl poo is, "your votes are irrelevant" and "your eyes go clear after the election". grin grin grin

These people have not wasted any opportunity to tell us how irrelevant our votes are yet their body language tell us the opposite, cos the way they jump on threads that support Atiku shows they are afraid of us and not the other way round. And so after my keen observation I make my submission as thus.

Since it is the last days for APC and just like the devil they will kick they will bite they will manufacture documents, doctor tapes ,videos and so on just to get our sympathy, but do not be dismayed, the killings in Benue will and must cease after February 16, we shall remove the same man who his own wife told us is no longer in charge of his Government, a man who's wife revealed to us that only two men hijacked his Government, and urged the youths to rise up in a revolution, that man is who we are sending back to Daura to rest in peace.

A vote for Atiku is a show of strength in our power to defeat evil, to kick out incompetence anytime we want, and to prove to them that the actual power belongs to us.

God bless Waziri Atiku Abubakar on his victory
God bless our 'China' man Okwute Peter Obi.
God bless the PDP
God bless Nigeria...

Good progress from lagos state government

AngelicBeing:
Where is the power to make sure the device works very well 24/7 non-stop, what about the issue of vandalism / theft or outright removal of the device by hoodlums

Some of these cameras are manned at traffic lights, for example, one is manned at ShopRite close to Alausa, once you break the rules, it automatically flagged your plate number and the VIOs will be on look for you.

Atiku/Obi all d way. Let's change d change..

Good development! But bad timing!! This won’t be effective without solving the power crisis first. It’s like putting the cart before the horse!!

AutoReportNG:


Some of these cameras are manned at traffic lights, for example, one is manned at ShopRite close to Alausa, once you break the rules, it automatically flagged your plate number and the VIOs will be on look for you.

Hmmmm, ok, fingers crossed

AngelicBeing:
Where is the power to make sure the device works very well 24/7 non-stop, what about the issue of vandalism / theft or outright removal of the device by hoodlums

My friend keep quite, this thing has been working for close to 6 months now, I was served some days ago for not paying insurance and road worthiness for this year already.