Video surveillance center inaugurated in Douala

By Vera Fon

Insecurity in the city of Douala has become of great concern as theft, urban disorder are on the rise. The National Command Center for video surveillance, an annex of Douala has been inaugurated by President Paul Biya’s representative, the Minister of State, Secretary General at the Presidency of the Republic, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh.

The presence at the inauguration of the Delegate General for national security Martin Mbarga Nguele and other top officials of the region including partners who executed the project, defense and security forces, and administrative and traditional authorities shows the relevance of the center to peace and security.

The control center will assist, reinforce and help security forces to detect all forms of crime, accidents, traffic disruption, and other forms of urban disorder in Douala and its environs.

The video surveillance cameras are visible in most roundabouts in the city of Douala.

According to Minister Delegate Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, “This project is in line with the implementation of the “Cameroon smart city project” by President Paul Biya, created in 2014. It seeks to reinforce the operational capacities of defense and security forces in the country with state of the art technology,”.

He called on partners, security, and defense forces to ensure proper maintenance of the equipment to guarantee stability and reduce criminality in the country.

A project which aims to install 5000 video surveillance cameras in all ten regions of the country already has about 3000 cameras, installed.