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The Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Tunji Disu, has lauded Governor Peter Mbah over what he described as a state-of-the-art command and control centre set up by his administration for effective surveillance of Enugu State.
Disu gave the commendation when Governor Mbah and his security team took him and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on a tour of the facility in Enugu.
Disu, who expressed surprise at the sophistication of the security infrastructure, wished every other state could come over to understudy the centre and set up one to boost security of life and property in every part of the country.
“I must confess that I am surprised we have this kind of facility here in this state because you know I worked in Lagos,” the IGP said.
“I know we had something like this in Lagos, but the advancement of this present one amazed me. This is a control room that has a lot of facilities with the ability to see almost everywhere in this state. “There is no place that is left ungoverned from the control room. We can see the forest. We can zoom in – I think over 40 percent – to be able to see far away. We can zoom in close to 30 kilometers away. That is great security.
“I wish every state in Nigeria will come here and emulate what is happening. I have seen AI cameras. I have seen officers dedicated to certain areas of the state watching, seeing what is happening.
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“I have also seen records of the successes recorded through this control room. One more time, I wish all the states in Nigeria will come around, see what is happening here and emulate it,” Disu added.
He equally commended the state’s Distress Response Squad initiative, a special police unit with over 150 security vehicles installed with AI-enabled cameras and also linked to the Command and Control Centre.
“I moved around. I saw the state’s DRS, and then we put them to the test. They did not know I was listening to them. We put them to the test. We asked them to move to a certain part of the town and within two, three, four minutes, they were there. It shows their efficiency.
“Then I am sure you know I was the former commander of the Rapid Response Force in Lagos, too, and then I do not want to mention which is better – whether the DRS here or the Rapid Response Force. But the most important thing is that they have shown efficiency. They have shown capacity, and I thank the governor of this state for investing in the security of the people of the state,” he added.
The Enugu State Command and Control Centre built by the Mbah administration was formally inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu during his official visit to the state on January 4, 2025.
