The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the upgrade and relaunch of the Nigeria Police Crime and Incident Database (NPC & IDB) Centre to further aid credible electronic investigations.
The unit will also provide strategic operational and tactical planning which would, in turn, facilitate easy identification of suspects, crime location, modus operandi, and Global Positioning System (GPS) to geolocate crimes, amongst others.
The upgrade of the Nigeria Police Crime and Incident Database, which was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2020, and Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer in a statement said the upgrade is compelling now following the sophistication of criminals, who apply technology to perpetuate their nefarious activities.
The database would provide baseline data using ICT and biometrics, stimulate digital crime-fighting techniques, and accessibility to a one-stop data bank for professional profiling of criminal elements and effective crime data management in the Force.
Following the directive on upgrade, the IGP has also mandated the project consultant to fast track comprehensive training of dedicated police personnel to man the systems across Zonal, State, and Divisional Headquarters for the collection, management, and uploading of biometric data, case files, investigation, and trial processes, to the central database at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Similarly, the IGP has ordered a full-scale upgrade of all Police Forensic laboratories and digital resource centres across the nation s
He equally tasked Forensic Unit officers of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) to effectively apply advanced knowledge acquired at various capacity-building workshops organized in collaboration with foreign agencies and other governmental bodies, ministries, departments and agencies of governments at all levels.
The Inspector-General of Police emphasized that these developments are in line with his policing agenda to incorporate the application of cutting-edge technology and intelligence-led policing model to operational and investigation functions in consonance with international best practices. He equally assured Nigerians of the dedication of his administration to bestowing the nation with a people-oriented, endearing and professional police force.
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