Security

Ondo Govt Extends Enforcement of Compulsory Installation of CCTV in Public Places

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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has extended the enforcement of compulsory installation of Close Circuit Television, CCTV, devices in all public places in the state to September 1, 2022.

The extension is sequel to appeals from churches, mosques and other public centres to enable them put in place necessary measures as contained in the State Executive Order.

Governor Akeredolu signed an Executive Order on June 22, 2022 mandating owners, occupiers, managers and operators of public/private institutions within Ondo State to install, use and maintain CCTV devices and other secret cameras to monitor and keep surveillance on the daily activities in their premises.

According to a release from the governor’s chief press secretary , Richard Olatunde, with one month extension, all security agencies in the state shall enforce the Executive Order as from September 1, 2022 .

Violators shall be prosecuted in accordance with Section 203 of the Criminal Code (Cap. 37) Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria.

Governor Akeredolu reiterated his administration’s commitment to the security of lives and property of the people, describing it as a priority.

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Judiciary

Court Restrains Kano from Borrowing N10bn for CCTV

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A Federal High Court in Kano presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman, on Friday restrained the Kano State Government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras.

A coalition of NGOs, the Kano First Forum (KFF) filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn by the Director-General of the association, Dr Yusuf Isyaka-Rabiu.

KFF, through its counsel led by Mr Badamasi Suleiman-Gandu, prayed the court to restrain Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State from borrowing N10 billion loan.

Other respondents in the suit are the Attorney-General of Kano State, Commissioner of Finance Kano and Speaker Kano State House of Assembly.

Justice Liman granted the prayers of KFF and restrained the first respondent from borrowing the N10 billion loan and ordered all parties to maintain status quo.

He also ordered the plaintiff to serve Federal Ministry of Finance, Debt Management office and Fiscal Responsibility Commission with the order and other court processes.

KFF is challenging the Governor of Kano State from borrowing the sum of N10 billion on the grounds of non compliance with rules and regulations governing loan transaction.

The applicants in their prayers challenged the state government for not complying with Dept Management Office Establishment Act 2003, Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 and laws of Kano State 1968.

The adjourned date would be later communicated to both parties in the suit.

The State House of Assembly had on June 15 approved Ganduje’s request to access N10 billion from a commercial Bank.

The Nation/Olaolu Fawole

Security

Ondo Gives August 1 Ultimatum for CCTV Installation

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The Ondo State Government has ordered all public and private institutions in the state to install Close Circuit Television, CCTV on their premises on or before August 1, 2022.

This followed the directive of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu that CCTV should be installed in all public and private institutions across the state as part of the measure to fight insecurity in the state.

In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, the governor said that any institution that failed to comply with the directive would be shut down.

The statement read, “In furtherance of his tireless commitment to strengthen the security architecture of the state toward securing lives and property of the good people of Ondo State, Governor  Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, recently issued an Executive Order making it mandatory for all public places, financial institutions, restaurants, hotels and other lodging facilities, beer – parlors/bars, night club , educational institutions and religious worship centers in all the 18 local government areas of the state to have functional video surveillance/ CCTV equipment installed in strategic locations within their premises.

“This is aimed at assisting security agencies in tracking criminal elements that have been terrorising our environment for some time now.

“This step is no doubt in line with global best practices in Intelligence operations to provide real-time clips on criminal activities.

“To this end, the state government encourages operators and owners to comply on or before August 1 in line with the Executive Order, after which security agencies; particularly the Amotekun Corps, will commence full enforcement.

 “Owners / Proprietors of the above–mentioned premises are hereby enjoined to ensure the safety of all video recordings as any attempt to damage or manipulate such shall be liable to prosecution.”

It further states that, “The failure of any of the concerned operators/owners to comply with this directive will attract the following sanctions: the premises shall be closed down indefinitely and the owner (s) shall be prosecuted.

“I wish to reassure citizens of Nigeria residing in the State that the administration of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, will stop at nothing to rid the state of criminal elements.”

Punch/ Oluwayemisi Owonikoko

News

FCE Students Protest Installation Of CCTV Cameras

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Federal College of Education (FCE), Akoka, Lagos State students staged a huge protest against the school’s decision to mount CCTV cameras around the female hostels on campus.

The protest, according to DAILY GIST, began in the early hours of Friday after the School’s Dean of Students, Wahab Azeez, was accused of entering the hostel at midnight to chase female students out over some behavior he couldn’t condone that he saw through the cameras. Some students said that CCTV cameras were mounted almost everywhere in the female hostel, robbing them of their right to privacy.

Some female students even said that the school administration and lecturers had been watching their nakedness and nudes since the cameras were mounted, claiming that their lecturers had told them so to their faces.

“The Dean sent some students out of the hostel because he saw them on CCTV camera and he came around 12 a.m. to chase the students out of the hostel,” Latifat Abiodun, a female student and an Exco of the Student Union Government (SUG), told THISDAY.

In addition, the SUG’s Electoral Chairman, Morakinyo Oluwafemi, claimed that the school’s Dean inappropriately invaded the female hostels at night.

“We are in a school where lecturers threaten students with exam failure if they become agitated. The Dean broke into the female hostel at 12 a.m., and we have no idea what he was doing there at the time. We don’t have a good study atmosphere here at Federal College of Education, Akoka; the sewage pipes are all down, and there is no compliance with the federal government’s law of social distancing in the school during COVID-19.

“The hostels house over 7,000 students, far beyond the facility’s capacity,” he said.

Ibrahim Olubade, the SUG’s Secretary General, explained the school’s decision to install CCTV cameras in female hostels despite the school’s lack of other essential learning facilities.

“Although the institute does not have a school portal to verify student records, the management installed a CCTV camera in the female student’s hotel. There are several items that can be done to assist students. The school does not have enough restrooms. Finding bathing water near the school is usually difficult. The management is doing little about the overcrowding in the classrooms and hostels. We’ve written letters and protested on many occasions, but they don’t seem to notice.

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Security

Ogun Govt. take steps to bolster Security

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Ogun State Government has concluded arrangements to install Close Circuit Television, CCTV, at strategic locations across the State.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Retired AIG Olusola Subair made this known While playing host to the National Economic Council Implementation Committee team in his Office in Abeokuta

Retired AIG Subair who pointed out that the CCTV would be installed especially in border areas to monitor security threats, said the State government was also planning to establish three security control centres in the state.

He also explained that the state government had taken proactive steps to ensure a seamless and harmonious working relationship between its security outfit code name “Amotekun” and other conventional security agencies.  

Retired AIG Subair said that the fund for the purchasing of necessary equipment and security gadgets, as well as patrol vehicles for the security outfit was drawn from the pool of the Ogun State Security Trust Fund

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Security

CCTV Footage to be Presented to Judicial Panel of Inquiry -Sanwo-Olu

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to residents of Lagos State to stay at home and allow the security agents to deal with the breakdown of law and order in the state. 

Speaking in a live television interview in Lagos, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the carnage witnessed in the state was unnecessary and would hurt the ordinary people more. 

The governor said the people needed to give the government a chance to fix things.

Governor Sanwo-Olu said the cameras removed at the Lekki toll gate before the shooting on Tuesday night were for capturing tags on vehicle number plates and that the CCTV footage of what happened would be presented as evidence to the judicial panel of inquiry set up on Monday. 

The governor said he had been in touch with President Muhammadu Buhari and the military authorities for them to clarify why armed soldiers were deployed to the venue of a peaceful protest.

FRCN Abuja