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FG installs 906 CCTV cameras in Lagos

By on May 9, 2013

The Federal Government has installed no fewer than 906 Close Circuit TV cameras in strategic parts of Lagos State to enhance security surveillance, the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Adebiyi Mabadeje, said on Wednesday.

Mabadeje announced this at a news conference in Ikeja organised to mark Governor Babatunde Fashola’s sixth year in office.

He said the cameras were deployed from the 1,000 earmarked for the state, saying the devices were already assisting security agencies to track the activities of criminals.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deployment of CCTV cameras nationwide to enhance surveillance, is a core component of the FG`s National Public Security Communication System Programme.

“Yes the project is on and it is real. 906 of the 1,000 cameras earmarked for the state have already been delivered and they have already being installed at secret locations across the metropolis.

“Though they have not been officially commissioned, they are already being put into use by the security agencies to track the activities of criminals,’’ he said.

The commissioner noted that the installed cameras were sophisticated devices as they had the capacity to generate video, voice and data simultaneously, to ensure effective surveillance.

He denied the report that the installation of the equipment had initially caused a rift between the state and the Federal Government.

According to him, the parties actually had an understanding on the deployment of the devices.

( The Nation)

3 Comments

  1. Emma

    May 9, 2013 at 10:36 am

    VERY GOOD DEVELOPMENT OTHER STATES SHOULD DO THE SAME! EDO STATE NEEDS IT TOO TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH KIDNAPPERS OK NOW OSHI BABA SHOULD FOLLOW FASHOLA STEP NOW COS EDO STATE REALLY NEEDS IT.

  2. stella

    May 9, 2013 at 11:04 am

    Have the government consider power failure? In the western world these cctv needs to be working 247 if its purpose its to be used effectively. Due to the power supply still facing the nation those cameras should be at work as it is designed to function and not just another wasted effort .

  3. Quadri Abiola Hamed

    May 9, 2013 at 12:20 pm

    FG should deploy CCTV 2 whr its necessary not wasting time n planning 2 rig ahead of 2015