Youth Corp Member, Bello unveils distress call mobile application
In the quest to excel in his Community Development Service (CDS), a corps member serving in Minna, Mr. Musa Bello, has designed a road safety awareness and distress call centre mobile application that can be downloaded on the play store.
Bello said at the launch of the application on Wednesday in Minna that the application would display the location of the caller so that emergency managers could come to his or her aid faster.
The corps member who is a graduate of computer science from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna and serving with the Nigeria Television Authority, said: “I developed this application as part of my personal CDS; it can be used to call all emergency phone numbers.
“The numbers we have now on the app are the national emergency numbers: those of the police, Red Cross, fire service, National Emergency Management Agency and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger State,” Bello said.
According to him, the initiative would make it easier for people to reach out to relevant authorities in emergency situations.
“The reason I designed this app is that, in some cases, when accidents occur, people find it difficult to get across to relevant agencies for help.
“There was a day I was travelling and an accident occurred; I had to start calling a friend for FRSC toll-free distress numbers.
“But with apps like this, you can easily call and it will even display your location for them to see and come to your aid,” he added.
Bello disclosed that the application contained safety and rescue tips for children, adding that the application would be simple to use.
Commenting on the project, the Niger State NYSC Co-ordinator, Mrs Bolade Loto, who was represented by Mr Michael Macaulay, applauded Bello for the initiative and urged corps members to execute projects that would meet the needs of their host communities.
On her part, a special marshal, Hajiya Maryam Abdulsalam, commended the innovation, and assured that it would go a long way to save lives.
