At least 84 border locations in Nigeria are set to be linked with e-border monitoring cameras.
Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Alhaji Isah Idris, made this known on Wednesday in Ibaka Mbo Local Government Area, after a tour of facilities of the Control Post in Akwa Ibom Command.
He said when this is done, it would stop smuggling, illegal immigrants and other border criminal activities.
The implementation of the e-border monitoring is expected to commence from the second quarter of 2022, making the monitoring of borders across the country real time online, using the information and Communications Technology (ICT) system.
Idris said the Federal Government has already signed an agreement with a Chinese company to instal surveillance cameras across the locations.
Idris said protection of our border against illegal immigrants and other criminal activities requires the support of all Nigerians, adding that the installation of these cameras across the border locations will be done with ease.
He said, “The Federal Government signed the e-border agreement with a Chinese Company to supply cameras in about 84 locations of our borders, to use ICT as a tool to monitor our borders, because our border are massive. So, it is only with ICT that we can monitor our borders effectively.
“Of course, ICT requires money and we are going to be all time online. The President has equally approved the construction of our data communications centre in Abuja. It is a pilot product where we can view what is happening at Illela in Sokoto live.”
