The Minister stated this while inspecting the Kano concluded 4 Tier second Data Center with 0.7 PetaByte Capacity, on Sunday.

According to him, “from the Digital Economy sector, our responsibility is to provide services and give support to security and we have overtime done that effectively”.

Pantami said, “today we have sanitized the Sim Card Data, introduced the Policy of NIN and SIM Registration; this is to tell you that we have done very well in giving our mega support to the Nigeria security”.

The Minister added that, “although I’m not even a member of the National Cyber Crime Council, which is at the office of the National Security Adviser, we still sanitized the system and provided facilities for security institutions to leverage on and be successful”.

“I’m sure we have done what we are supposed to do effectively and I have no doubt that if our interventions are used, they will greatly address security situations in the country”.

He said the fourth tier Data Center with 0.7 PetaByte Capacity is implemented by the Nation Galaxy Backbone Ltd and initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari to provide ICT services to Nigeria Citizens and legal procedure.

He said the previous administrations have implemented the number one National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure backbone which covered the entire Southern States, but the second Data Center is to cover the entire Northern Region.

The House of Representatives made this called at the plenary on Thursday, noting that situation rooms should be created across the country to monitor activities of the law enforcement agencies with the aid of the body cameras.

A member, Chinedu Martins who moved the motion said the body cameras, will help checkmate cases of abuse of power and human rights.

He further urged the government at all levels to provide body cameras for all security operatives including Nigeria Customs Service on duty across the country.

Furthermore, the House mandated its Committees on Police Affairs; Army; and National Security and Intelligence to ensure compliance with the resolution.

The resolution was titled ‘Need to Provide Body-Worn Cameras for Security Operatives in the Country and Create a Situation Room.’

Moving the motion, Martins noted that the security of lives and properties of the citizens is a primary responsibility of the government.

Martins said, “The House is concerned about allegations of harassment, extortion, and extrajudicial killings of citizens by security operatives, which often results in reprisals and uprising by the citizens.

“The House is convinced that security operatives, who often experience litigious scrutiny over their conduct in the discharge of their duties, ought to wear body cameras in order to have picture and video evidence of their activities;

“The House is cognisant that the body cameras will keep the security operatives in check, considering the massive allegations of human rights violation by security operatives and lack of evidence to indict them.

“The House is also cognisant that the introduction of body cameras will not only douse tension and promote trust and professionalism among the security agencies but will also institutionalise the rules of engagement to foster a harmonious relationship between security operatives and the citizenry.”