Written By: ANTHONIA IDONGESIT
Security is a paramount issue in
the minds of all nations leaders in the world and Nigeria is no exception. As
the topic stated above I would be deliberating on ways of ‘’BUILDING A MORE
SECURE NIGERIA USING TECHNOLOGY’’.
INTRODUCTION
First, let us get to understand what
technology is all about; Technology can be defined as the methods and processes
developed by people to enable them to provide for their various needs such as;
food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, good health, security, etc.
as we have mentioned security, this brings us to ‘’secure Nigeria using
technology’’. Here I have 9 points that I would like to address.
USE OF DRONES
In our modern day, the use of drones
is rampant; other developed countries are already using drones. You might be
wondering how can drones help, drones also serve as spy devices drones are very
useful when it comes to collecting data and information. Drone helps a lot when
it comes to security.
It aids border officials and other security agents to
monitor events around its territory. Countries surrounded, by hostile neighboring
countries for example; Israel, have unfriendly neighboring countries, which is
why they have safety precautions, and ICT devices that keep them aware and aid
their prompt response actions and we Nigerians can learn from them with drones.
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
Another ICT gadget is the use of
surveillance cameras in public and residential places for example; Banks. Yes,
Banks were one of the major public places where armed robbers carried out
crimes. In the process of these crimes, lives and savings are lost.
This is why
a need for surveillance cameras in these kinds of places mostly so that
security agencies can easily do their jobs in bringing the culprits to book. In
addition, most banking activities have moved to the Internet. Hence, the
development of cyber-security experts would help prevent Insecurity by blocking
the flow of illicit funds that aid insecurities in modern times.
MOBILE PHONES
Mobile phones, mobile phones are
widely used by people all over the world. It is good to have a mobile phone to
keep updated with the news and latest trends. But for security agencies mostly
the police, it is very different they do not use it for chatting, browsing, and
so on.
They use it for communication secretly or in private, some after use
they dispose of the phone to make themselves untraceable even criminals do the
same so it is somewhat difficult to find a criminal in some cases using only phones
as a means of communication.
USE OF FAX MACHINES
The fax machine is another gadget;
it is for prompt messaging no matter the distance of travel, again you might be
asking why the Fax machine. The fax machine was very useful and important back
then, during the war, used to pass important data to one another when land
telephones were unavailable.
We still have some olden day’s materials that we
are still using in our present day for example; land telephones, walking talkies,
radio transmission, and so on.
NATIONAL IDENTITY CARDS
Provisions of National Identity
cards to all Nigerians and maintains a national database for both citizens and
migrants. A country like Nigeria needs to be able to identify its citizens and
those who are foreigners in her territory this will aid accountability and will
put foreigners in check because they will not be able to hide for long
especially when they commit a crime.
THE USE OF MASS MEDIA
The effective use of mass media in
passing vital information. Millions of people watch/listen to the television
and radio to be informed, the information passed to people through these
mediums can get to a large number of people at the same time.
The radio and
television pass vital information. Watching or listening to informative
channels can save your life in many ways for instance, if a big hurricane is
heading your way and you get to hear this from a broadcast, what that means is
that the information has just saved you as you get the chance to act on the
information you have just heard.
This is why it is good to be informed; it also
warns us about wanted criminals to keep an eye out for them and encourages us
to report any unusual activities happening on our streets without fear.
THE INTERNET
A widely used ICT device used by
many people to search for things is the use of Internet, to download apps, to
watch movies and news. You can use the Internet for many things. Even to talk
to your friends, browse on the internet. So many things to do with it.
The
internet has its characteristics [1] global in nature [2] its Interactive [3] its
Accessible [4] it creates Anonymity and so on.
THE USE OF BIOMETRICS SURVEILLANCE
Another device is the biometry
surveillance gadget. First, what are biometrics? Biometrics in video surveillance
refers to those biometrics in which biometric images, E.G those of face, gait,
or iris, are captured using surveillance videos operating at a distance from the
human body.
Biometrics, dated as far as 500 BC in the Babylonian empire. We
have types of biometrics; DNA matching, Face Recognition, Finger Geometry
recognition, Hand Geometry Recognition, etc.
THE USE OF GPS
Finally, GPS is software used for
spotting locations, navigation, tracings, and mappings. The meaning of GPS is a
Global Position System. A GPS is a global navigation satellite system that
provides location, velocity, and time synchronization.
Nigeria can use GPS without
the internet some importance of GPS [1] it tells us the exact position of the
earth. It is the only system to do that. [2] GPS units receive signals from other
countries that can aid our investigators and security agencies.
In conclusion, Nigeria can boost its
security by effectively using all the above-mentioned gadgets and software to
better secure its territory from invasion e.g. Boko-haram terrorists, etc.
Edited by: ABIGAIL IYADE
Update: Anthonia Idongesit, is presently, a fourteen years old girl. She wrote the above essay when she was eleven years old. Her hobbies are writing and drawing.
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