FG urged to build central database to track criminals
Following the high rate of crimes and criminality across the country, an expert in security has called on the Federal Government to build a central database of its citizens to facilitate the tracking and arrest of criminals.
Some criminal cases in the country include, armed robberies, kidnappings, Boko Haram, Cattle Herdsmen, Cattle rustlers, child trafficking, ritual murder and rape.
A security consultant, Mr Michael Sam-Wobo lend therefore called on the Federal Government to build a central database of its citizens so as to facilitate the tracking and arrest of criminals. Sam-Wobo, who spoke to the press in Lagos, said that lack of database made it chalenging for security agencies to track criminals.
Sam-Wobo , who works with Horizontal Resources Nig. Ltd., said “Nigeria does not have a central database, the Federal Road Safety Corps has data of drivers, banks have data of account holders, and communication companies have data of those who use their networks.”
He noted that a central database would make it easy to link each citizen to his actions, thus making it easy to track criminals.
He commended the police for the recent arrest of a suspected kidnapping kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike (a.k.a Evans) who was arrested with SIM cards he used to perpetrate crime.
A central database, he said would disclose the number of telephone lines an individual is using, adding that “The arrest of this kidnap, Evans, is a very welcome development.”
“The fact that the police is rising up to their responsibilities, especially with the procurement of sophisticated equipment, aided the arrest of the suspected kidnapper,’’ he added.
He tasked government and private organisations to increase security awareness campaign saying that it will reduce kidnapping and make students in secondary and primary schools not to divulge family information to strangers.
