Nigerian Senate has disclosed that Nigeria will start deploying robots and artificial intelligence in fighting crime across the country, as such, the Federal Government has established a centre where such initiatives would be used for fighting crime in Nigeria.
The Senate made this disclosure during the consideration of a report titled: “The spate of growing insecurity in Nigeria.” The report was presented by the Chairman of its Joint Committee on Legislative Compliance and Communications, Adelere Oriolowo, at plenary.
While presenting the report, Oriowo said the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration exercise launched by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy which makes the provision of the National Identity Number (NIN) mandatory has decreased the use of phones by kidnappers for negotiations.
He disclosed further that the successes recorded in the SIM registration were ruined up by the process that registered SIM card owners across the country.
According to him, this made the ministry to get the Presidential approval for suspension of SIM cards sales and the merger of SIMS to the NINs of their respective owners.
He also stated that 23 Emergency Communication Centres that use the 112 code have been commissioned with an additional 12 almost ready for commissioning.
Oriowo said: “The goal, according to the Minister, is to have at least one Emergency Communication Centre in every state of the federation by the first quarter of 2022.
“The Emergency Communication Centres are supposed to be multipurpose centres for emergencies and platforms for Nigerians to access and connect to relevant institutions like the Fire Service, National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) and the police as well as other security agencies.”
