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Nigerian Police Prepare APP to Fight Rise in Violent Crime

Authorities have explained in a promotional video of the Police-VGS APP, that citizens will be able to quickly report crimes, particularly kidnapping, robbery, cultism, rape and domestic violence. The APP is in its testing phase.

Nigeria: Nigerian Police Prepare App to Fight Rise in Violent Crimes

Premium Times, 2 June 2019

The Nigerian police are preparing to launch a mobile app which it says would help in its fight against the rising crime wave in the country. Read more »

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