To halt the acquisition of driver’s license National Identity Cards and other documents with the use of fake addresses, the National Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) will deploy a technology, called ‘Address Verification System (AVS) for the exercise which would be executed in collaboration with Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST).
Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Commandant-General of the Corps, stated this on Wednesday at a special parade to commemorate the World Civil Defence Day celebration.
“The rapid spread of supporting digital infrastructure and devices has created the foundation for our efforts to jointly design, develop, and deploy Address Verification System (AVS) in collaboration with NIPOST for the prevention of indiscriminate use of fake address to acquire national identity such as drivers licenses, etc.
“The Corps has also maintained a dogged fight against the activities of criminal elements such as vandals, economic saboteurs, and oil thieves with the use of advanced technologies. Consequently, between January 2022 and to date, over 546 suspects have been arrested, 429 under prosecution, 51 convicted, 71 illegal refineries destroyed, 22 illegal oil bunkering sites destroyed, 134 trucks impounded, 36 boats and other equipment used in perpetrating illegal oil bunkering confiscated.
“We are determined to make the Corps a world-class organization, that is why we are not relenting, but working hard to key into the global space and tapping from the experience of other members of the ICDO,” he said.
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