The National Identity Management Commission,NIMC has called on security agencies to work in synergy towards curbing the current security challenges facing the country through the use of Data Management Systems.
The Director-General of NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, made the call at a four-day annual exercise on Joint and Multi-Agency training in Internal Security Conflict also known as “Haske Biyu” in Jaji, Kaduna State.
Aziz, while delivering a paper titled “Data Management and National Security in Nigeria: Challenges and Way Forward”, urged security agencies to execute their responsibilities towards strengthening security in the country.
He also called on the security agencies to intensify efforts to secure the borders of the country, while NIMC works on enrolling all Nigerians and legal residents into the central National Identity Database.
He noted that data management on National Security would allow for data sharing and cross referencing, provide insights for faster action and good governance and actionable information for decision making.
