October 28, 2013 21:55:17pm GMT
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Globacom
has launched a new communication package that will assist members of
the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) to effectively perform their work
by freely communicating with each other while on duty.
Specially
conceived to support vigilante groups across the country, the package,
called Vigicom, will in addition also allow members of vigilante groups
to communicate with their families at no cost.
Speaking
at the launch of the product in Abuja over the weekend, Commander
General of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Alhaji Ali Sokoto said
Vigicom will help in effective local policing of remote areas and also
assist in gathering necessary intelligence about criminals. He endorsed
the Vigicom product and thanked Globacom for coming out with such a
wonderful service.
Explaining
why Globacom introduced Vigicom, the company's Head of Public Sector,
Mr. Tunde Amunikoro said, "communication is key to security and that was
why Glo launched the package to assist local vigilante groups to become
more effective in discharging their duties."
“The
essence of Vigicom therefore is to enable security men to send or
receive alerts and reach out to critical stakeholders, particularly in
distress, without being encumbered by the non-availability of recharge
cards even in the remotest part of the country," he said.
"Take
for instance armed security men deployed on the highway from Mokwa to
Bida to secure travellers against robbers. How would they be able to
communicate with each other as well as their headquarters and families
in case of emergencies without having to recharge; considering that
recharge cards are not in the remote highways?? With Vigicom, that
challenge is over," Amunikoro said.?
According
to him, all the vigilante members need to do is just pay a monthly
rental of N1,000 and communicate with other members of the group and
their families who have the special lines for free, throughout the month
without incurring extra cost of airtime.
In
his remarks, the Speaker of Niger State House of Assembly, Barrister
Adamu Usman gave Glo and the vigilante groups thumps up, saying the
groups were capable of securing Nigeria, especially with private sector
collaboration like the one with Glo.
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