By The governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has signed an an executive order for the compulsory installation and use of close circuit television (CCTV) devices in all public and private institutions in the state.
Akeredolu’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, made this known in a statement on Saturday.
Olatunde said the development came in the light of the increased spate of insecurity in the country and the need to ensure security of lives and properties in all public and private institutions and centres throughout the state.
According to the statement, the executive order shall be enforced at all religious places of worship, financial institutions, event centres, supermarkets and educational institutions.
Other include hotels/motels, guest house, inns, restaurants, clinics and health centres, eateries, recreation or vehicular parks and other places regularly used by the public.
The order stipulates that the installed CCTV devices apart from capturing all activities at the public/private institutions must also have data storage hardware and data stored therein should be made available to security agencies whenever it is required.
The directive would be enforced by all security agencies particularly the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) and the Department of State Security Services (DSS).
Defaulters shall be prosecuted in accordance with Section 203 of the Criminal Code (Cap. 37) Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria.
