Insecurity: Akeredolu orders installation of CCTV in Ondo

Rotimi Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has ordered the installation and use of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) devices in all public and private institutions in the state.

Akeredolu said the order was necessary in view of the increasing rate of insecurity in the country and the need to ensure security of lives and property in all public and private institutions as well as centres across Ondo State.

He made this known via a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde, on Saturday.

According to Akeredolu, the order is pursuant to Section 176 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which vests such power in the governors, as the chief executives of their states.

The governor said: “The executive order shall be enforced at all religious places of worship, financial institutions (of all kinds), event centres, supermarkets and educational institutions (schools).

“It will also be enforced in hotels/motels, guest houses, inns, restaurants, clinics and health centres, eateries (of all kinds), recreation or vehicular parks and other places regularly used by the public.”

Governor Akeredolu further called on owners, occupiers, managers and operators of public/private institutions within the state to install, use and maintain CCTV devices and other secret cameras to monitor and keep surveillance on daily activities.

The governor stated that the CCTV would monitor the ingress and egress of people and vehicles at the said places, venues and centres.

“Apart from capturing all activities at the public/private institutions, it must also have data storage hardware, while data stored therein should be made available to security agencies whenever it is required.

“The public/private institutions shall employ and maintain well-trained security personnel who shall man the entry and exit points to their various facilities/premises.

“Where necessary, the owners and occupiers of public/private institutions shall erect well-fortified perimeter fences, with security posts at the entry and exit points,” he stated.

Akeredolu added that the order would be enforced by security agencies, particularly the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) and Department of State Security Services (DSS).

The governor noted that violators of the executive order would be prosecuted in accordance with Section 203 of the Criminal Code (Cap. 37), Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria.

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