Surveyor General, Security Agencies Collaborate to Curb Growing Crime

The Office of the Surveyor General has embarked on consultations with the Department of State Service (DSS), the police, the military and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to enhance effective mapping of the country to reduce insecurity.

Speaking during the opening ceremony of the office’s collaboration meeting with security agencies on survey coordination in Abuja, the Surveyor General, Mr. Samuel Adeniran, said the provision of appropriate geospatial information has direct effect on security.

He added that the OSGoF has the responsibility, among others, of implementing the Survey Coordination Act of 1962 and its subsequent amendments and therefore duty-bound in ensuring such occasional consultations.

“This collaborative meeting is apt considering the security challenges facing our country today. The provision of security for protection of lives and property remains a cardinal responsibility of any governments in the world.

“Government fulfills this mandate through its military, the police and other security organisations with the collaboration of certain authorities like OSGoF and support of every good citizen,” he stated. He noted that while the government provides funds and the political will to facilitate provision of security, it behooves on authorities like OSGoF saddled with the responsibility of making available the requisite geospatial data for proper analysis which will inform good decision for effective planning and action.