The Federal Government has announced plans to modernise policing operations by deploying artificial intelligence (AI) systems and expanding fibre-optic infrastructure at police stations nationwide.
The initiative follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, signed in Abuja, to improve connectivity and digital capabilities within law enforcement agencies.
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, said the project will begin with a nationwide mapping of police stations to determine their proximity to existing fibre infrastructure.
“With this partnership, we will map all the police stations in the country and see how far they are from the fibre optic network,” Tijani said.
He explained that the goal is to ensure that critical security institutions are connected to the national fibre backbone to enhance communication and data access.
Tijani also noted that Nigeria’s ongoing fibre deployment, estimated at about 90,000 kilometres, will be strategically aligned with security infrastructure to improve operational efficiency.
He further disclosed that AI tools will be introduced to support police operations, particularly in data handling and incident reporting.
“With artificial intelligence… ” You go to a police station, you want to give your report, you just pick the machine that captures what you say… and it can then play it back to you so that you actually hear what you said before you then sign,” he said.
According to officials, the broader plan includes developing a secure national data exchange system that will enable law enforcement agencies to share information more efficiently.
The Nigeria Police Trust Fund described the initiative as a step toward establishing “smart police stations” to improve response times, accountability, and service delivery.
The project forms part of Nigeria’s wider digital transformation agenda, which seeks to integrate advanced technologies into public sector operations, particularly in national security and governance.
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