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Nigerian government agencies, Galaxy Backbone and the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, have announced a partnership to kick off ‘smart police stations’ nationwide.

This was disclosed at the Memorandum of Understanding signing event between GBB and NPTF on Friday in Abuja. In his remarks at the event, the Managing Director of GBB, Prof Ibrahim Adeyanju, said the partnership is a bold step forward in Nigeria’s digital transformation and improvement in security.

According to him, the initiative would solve challenges around security and digital development in Nigeria.

“Now, our partnership with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund will support the establishment of smart police stations across the country powered by GBB’s fibre-optic network, eLTE, and cloud infrastructure.

“This innovation will give birth to police stations with smart connectivity, surveillance, ECMS, artificial intelligence with a robust cybersecurity component. Smart policing means better surveillance, faster data access, improved reporting systems, and real-time coordination.

By integrating secure digital platforms into policing, we are enhancing effectiveness, transparency, responsiveness, and public trust in law enforcement.

“What we are witnessing today is a model for how government institutions can work together to solve big challenges around security and digital development through strategic collaboration and technological innovation”, he stated.

On his part, the Executive Secretary at the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, Mohammed Sheidu, said the move would propel the Nigeria Police Force to 21st-century standards. According to him, the smart stations would address the problem of data gathering and collection in the Nigeria Police Force.

“This is a very symbolic MoU. This is because we plan to move the police to 21st-century standards. “It only makes sense to strategically collaborate with GBB to achieve the digitalisation agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“One of the problems of the Nigerian Police Force is data collection and gathering. “The initiative with GBB will be historic, as it would change the narrative in Nigeria’s security sector,” he stated.

Olachase:
Funny people

So na dull police station we get before no wonder 🤣🤣

Sunshine34:
The first two comments above me are just so embarrassing, everything is for cruise, una no dey pray for a better government, everything is joke and scam to you. I observed we are no more optimistic and constructive again on this forum but to dismantle and label everything damn thing as bad.

NIGERIA SHALL BE GREAT

Ipisi:
Labour Party and Peter obi already have this in his manifesto. .

This Tinubu governmnent can steal ideas but cannot implement it



Tueeeeh

bentenny:
We need state police in Nigeria!

23 more characters needed!

immortalcrown:
Story for the gods. A country that has poor internet connection and unsteady light is talking about establishing smart police stations.

Well, it is just a way to embezzle funds.

Celestialsword:
We are missing it,We need community policing and not state police

BabaO2:
No Internet and you can post your comment, electricity is available everywhere not necessarily hydropower generated, can't you use your head at all?

Celestialsword:
Did he used it when he was the governor of Anambra state, with the insecurity in the south east

Sunshine34:
The first two comments above me are just so embarrassing, everything is for cruise, una no dey pray for a better government, everything is joke and scam to you. I observed we are no more optimistic and constructive again on this forum but to dismantle and label everything damn thing as bad.

NIGERIA SHALL BE GREAT