Civil Defence To Install CCTV Cameras Nationwide

The battle against Boko Haram, kidnappers and other violent criminals received a boost yesterday when Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Abuja, handed over CCTV cameras and other security gadgets to States’ Zonal Commandants for installation across the country.

The News Agency Of Nigeria reports that the Commandant General of NSCDC, Dr Ade Abolurin, represented at the event by Deputy Commandant General Evans Ewurum, advised Nigerians to be security conscious by “going to sleep with one eye closed”.

He said it was important for all Nigerians to become involved in securing their lives and property, because of the high rate of insecurity caused by some disgruntled elements in the country.

“Everybody should be involved, those not in the security business should go home and sleep with only one eye closed,” he said.

He said that equipment, such as CCTV cameras, bomb detectors, energy bulbs and others, would be installed in strategic places in all states of the federation as a way of tracking criminal activities.

Abolurin who also distributed information boxes, urged the public to drop any useful security information if they were afraid to come directly to security agents.

He said that such information would be analysed and used for operations by the Corps for security purposes.

“The era of getting information and keeping same to yourself is gone. This battle is not for civil defence alone, we all need to be security conscious,” he said.

He said each state would have enough CCTV cameras to go round, adding that criminals should beware as they were being watched.

Explaining the energy bulbs donated to the Corps by The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), the Scientific Officer of the Commission, Mr Ahmed Tijjani, said that the bulbs were not only more efficient, but energy saving.

Tijjani said the 14 watts bulbs were brighter and would save cost as well as energy that could be conserved and used for other purposes.

He said that the commission which was also donating the bulbs to other security agencies, would monitor the lights to ensure effective use.

Tijjani said that ECN embarked on the project in collaboration with The ECOWAS Commission and the Cuban government.