Nigeria: Police Hunt Criminals With Crime Reporting APP

23 August 2017

In furtherance of efforts to curb insecurity across the country, the Nigeria Police under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, has partnered with leading technology firms to develop and deploy an innovative mobile app, Hawk Eye.

Hawk Eye is a mobile app that will allow users to report crimes anonymously to the Police by video, voice or text. It was developed by Lagos based tech firm, Web Assets Nigeria Limited, in partnership with U.S. based tech firms BBGN&K, and tech giant Microsoft, along with the active collaboration of the Nigeria Police. The solution provides key technologies such as facial recognition and KPI's (Key Performance Indicators).

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