To help in fighting the new surge of insecurity in the country, Globacom Limited, one of the leading telecommunication providers in Nigeria, has rolled out 110,000 toll-free lines for the police communication nationwide.
Speaking on behalf of the telecommunication company at the recent launch in Abuja, Mr. Babatunde Amunikoro was optimistic that with the lines, it would be easier for the police to fight the new wave of crime in the country.
Amunikoro, as parts of the gains attributed to the lines, said it would bridge the gap between police personnel and their family, which he said they usually leave behind whenever they are on transfer of duty.
In his words; "The facility will allow members of the Force with the Close User Group, GUC, to communicate among them free of charge for as long as they desire with a monthly access fee of N600 while they pay very minimal charges of calls outside the CUG.
"COOPCOM has been painstakingly designed to also make life easier for families of policemen across the country. We have considered the rate at which officers behind at various commands. This scheme will certainly reduce the gap of communication while on such posting," he added.
To ensure quality of service on the network, the Globacom representative said the telecoms company has injected several soft and highly competitive conditions into the scheme to made it very user-friendly and cost- effective. He promised that as time goes on, the telecommunication lines would be increased to one million.
The Inspector General of Police (IG) Mohammed Abubakar, represented at the launch by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Works, Mr. Emmanuel Udeoji, said the project would have taken place even before the advent of this present police administration due to some hitches. He therefore charged the personnel to make judicious use of the gadget.
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