OYO: CCTV to be installed in strategic locations

The Oyo State government will install close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in strategic locations across the state, Governor Abiola Ajimobi said yesterday.

The move, the governor said, would place Oyo among the league of states and communities under the “safe city project”.

Ajimobi spoke in Ibadan, the state capital, when he hosted the United States (U.S) Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington.

Addressing the ambassador and his entourage, Ajimobi said the state, hitherto known for violence and brigandage, changed its course when his administration came in 2011.

He pledged to sustain the peace.

According to him, CCTV cameras will be installed at strategic locations known to be red spots or crisis-prone for close monitoring of the state.

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Security operatives, Ajimobi said, would have direct link to the control base of the cameras.

The governor said his administration’s efforts at investing in the security and safety of the state was based on its understanding that they aid development.