Regulatory body donates laptops, printers to police

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August 19, 2016 12:15 PM

Muhammad Mustafa, commissioner of police at the FCT command, said the tools would help the police convey a message of ICT compliance to the public.

Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, NCC CEO/EVC

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has presented some ICT tools to the anti-vice department of the Nigerian Police in the FCT, according to media reports.

Professor Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the NCC, while presenting the tools in Abuja, said the tools would help the police fight crime in the nation's capital.

Danbatta, who was represented by Mrs. Maryam Bayi, a director at the NCC, also stated that the tools would speed up the efforts of the police in the pursuit of justice.

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Commenting after receiving the tools which included laptops and printers, Muhammad Mustafa, commissioner of police at the FCT command, said the tools would help the police convey a message of ICT compliance to the public.

Mustafa, who was represented by ACP Usman Belel, an assistant commissioner of police, added that the tools would change the Force's model of operations in Abuja, especially the Criminal Investigation Department.

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has making some attempts to redeem its image in recent times by leveraging technology and social media.

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