The Federal Government plans to
commission 2,000 Closed Circuit Television Camera (CCTVs) in Abuja and Lagos
State in few weeks time.
Minister of Police Affairs, Navy
Captain Caleb Olubolade (rtd), said yesterday [Jun 18] in Abuja that some
components of the projects were very sensitive and that it was not in the
nation’s security interest to disclose certain details about their completion
or otherwise.
He, however, said the President
would soon be commissioning some of the projects in Lagos and Abuja.
The minister identified
indiscipline, corruption, lack of training and poor funding as some of the
major challenges facing the Nigeria Police. Olubolade lamented that the lack of
forensic laboratory had affected the police negatively, especially in the area
of investigation.
According to him, the none passage
of the Reform Trust Fund Bill initiated by the Federal Government in 2010 had
been a major constraint in terms of funding the Force, stressing that more
emphasis is being placed on inter-agency cooperation to rid the country of
criminal elements, such as kidnappers, armed robbers, assassins, human
traffickers and terrorists.
He said the ministry complements the
Police in terms of training, adding that last year alone, 529 officers and men
were trained as Explosive Ordinance Technicians; 2,490 in peacekeeping
operations and 649 personnel in intelligence policing.
