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BILL TRACKER

A BILL FOR AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE

INTEGTRATION OF PRIVATE CLOSED CIRCUIT
TELEVISION (CCTV) INFRASTRUCTURE INTO THE
NATIONAL SECURITY NETWORK IN NIGERIA

Sponsored by: Hon. Awaji-Inombek D. Abiante

Enacted by the National Assembly of the Offenses and Penalties
Federal Republic of Nigeria. Any company or organization in Nigeria that refuse, out
This Act makes provision for the integration of Private of neglect to install CCTV Camera within and outside
CCTV infrastructure into the National Security Network its premises is liable to a fine of at least #500,000 or an
in Nigeria. imprisonment of six months or both;
Continual refusal to install CCTV Camera shall attract a
Every private organization in Nigeria shall within six fine of at least #1million or a year imprisonment or both;
months this Act come into effect install CCTV within and Where there is a complaint of missing of items, lives
outside its premises with a view to: and property, and the company/organization within the
- maintaining perimeter security in medium-high secure complaint area is unable to make its CCTV available
areas and installations; to the law enforcement agents during the course of its
- observing behavior of people in order to detect investigation, such company/organization shall be liable
criminal activities within and outside the geographical for negligence and charged as an accomplice of the
location of the company; crime.
- identifying criminal(s) within a reasonable time frame;
- providing adequate evidence for use in court; Courts
-obtaining a visual record of activities in situations The High Court of a State shall have jurisdiction over
where it is necessary to maintain proper security or the offenses.
access control.
Definitions
The objective of this Bill CCTV:- Closed Circuit Television is a TV Camera sys-
The broad objective of this bill is to expand the security tem in which signals are not publicly distributed but
network infrastructure in Nigeria with a view to pro- are monitored primarily for surveillance and security
tecting the lives and properties of its Citizens. purpose.

Police and Court Powers Security:- Protection of lives and property.
All private companies in Nigeria shall apply or inform
the Commissioner of Police in its area of jurisdiction This bill may be cited as the Bill for the Integration of
about the installation of the CCTV within and outside its Private Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Infrastructure
premises; into the National Security Network in Nigeria.
This Act grant access to private companies CCTV by
the Police and the Courts during the course of investi- Explanatory MEMORANDUM
gation and trial of suspected criminals. This Bill seeks to make provision for compulsory inte-
gration of Private CCTV infrastructure into the National
Security Network for the purpose of security enhance-
ment in the Country (Nigeria).
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