IJALIS

ISSN: 2360-7858

 International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

Vol. 8(4), pp. 156–163, June, 2020. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2020.180

Research

This paper discussed the Roles of ICTs in Strengthening Internal Security and Community Policing in Nigeria using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The need to embrace ICT-enhanced policing in Nigeria becomes imperative because insecurity, robbery, kidnapping, terrorism and insurgency have taken a new dimension and have gone sophisticated as criminal elements have deployed high-tech approach such as mobile technology, internet technology for exploiting and unleashing criminal activities on the society. To reduce this incessant and unpleasant proliferation of modern crime, calls for the fortification of existing policing approach in Nigeria using Information and Communication Technologies. This study is an attempt at strengthening the existing policing approach to be able to meet the insecurity challenges currently being faced and facing the Nigerian society. The study revealed that the incidences of insecurity, terrorism and insurgency can effectively be rendered impotent in Nigeria through the use of ICT. Notably among the proposal for an ICT-enhanced policing is the concept of virtual community policing which explore the availability of mobile devices for easy and effective crime reporting and crime control in Nigeria

Keywords: ICT, Security, Policing, Community, Nigeria.

Cite This Article As: Nwokedi,  V.C (2020).  Roles of ICTs in assisting Internal Security and Community Policing in Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 8(5): 156-163