The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has identified the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a veritable tool to tackle the scourge of banditry and several other security challenges bedevilling Katsina State and Nigeria.

He said “Solution to the nation’s challenges caused by banditry and other forms of insecurity lies in science and technology and the use of satellite technology to monitor activities of criminals.”

The Deputy Senate President made the above disclosure in a pre-convocation lecture at the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State.

Jibrin, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Policy and Monitoring, Prof. Bashir Mohammed Fagge, also noted the role of ICT in tackling crime, which cannot be overemphasized; adding that it had yielded several positive results through modern tactics deployed in many parts of the world.

He also advocated integrating themes of tolerance, empathy, corporate dialogue, human rights and citizenship duties in the nation’s educational curricula, as panacea for security threats.

The topic of the lecture was, “Harnessing the power of education, technology and innovation in tackling insecurity.”

Jibrin further told the gathering that appropriate value reorientation, improved access to opportunities and specialised training and skills acquisition through a re-engineered approach were imperative.

FUDMA Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Hamisu Bichi, lauded Federal Government’s efforts towards addressing insecurity challenges in the country and called on support from all stakeholders towards evolving a more secure nation.

Culled from TheNation