Mr. John Chuma Nwosu, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the November 8 Anambra State gubernatorial election, has urged state chief executives and security agencies to key into hi-tech in the fight against insecurity and criminality in Nigeria.

He emphasised that modern society has moved away from using thugs and enforcers to brutalise citizens in any form. He noted that tracking criminals and fighting crime will now be a function of high technology, where crimes can be detected in a split second through a network of alarm systems that alert the relevant agencies to respond immediately.

The ADC governorship standard bearer expressed regret over the recent brutalisation of former President of Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (OCCIMA), Dr Okechukwu Ibeneme, by some baton-wielding state government enforcers.

He assured that under the ADC-led administration in the state, such acts of barbarism and brutality will not be witnessed by citizens in the streets by officials of the state, especially on grounds of security or revenue collection.

Nwosu, speaking at the inauguration of the John Chuma Nwosu Governorship Campaign Council (JCN-GCC), condemned both the negative optics and the loud complaints coming from the state daily, and promised a complete change in method and approach.

“Our administration would run on a Smart Model, where the entire state would be wired using hi-tech security architecture, not only to detect, but also to combat crimes with promptness and precision in a manner that would not be at variance with the psyche of the people.

“Tracking criminals and fighting crimes will be a function of hi-tech, such as in modern societies, where crimes could be detected in split-seconds through a network of alarm bells that would trigger off the relevant agencies that would move to check them within the same split-seconds.

“The streets would be devoid of the eyesore optics of crudity, where all manner of brutality is unleashed on citizens in the guise of fighting crimes. We will introduce the use of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled security system that will run on face-recognition technology with a fully-equipped Command and Control (CAC) centre,” he stated.

While pointing out that under his watch, the government would tackle issues of Security, Health, Education, Environment, Markets and Social Welfare through the SHEEMS Agenda, Nwosu said the administration would run with the mindset of empathy, emotional intelligence and consideration for the people.

His words: “Building the human infrastructure would take precedent over the physical structures. We cannot run a state where the people are separated from the government.

“We will concentrate on building the people so that they will become the driving force in building and enhancing those infrastructures. If you don’t build a society where people are certain of their next meal, no matter what infrastructure you put in place, it is likely to be destroyed by the same people.

“So, our strategy under the SHEEMS Agenda is to ensure a buoyant public structure, based on mutual trust.

“Our Anambra must be devoid of incentives for crimes by providing the people a sense of ownership of government. Government will not run on them and us basis. Achieving that will be the springboard for the quantum leap we envisage will happen in the next four years that our administration will last.”