Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has announced plans to deploy a network of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance cameras across Plateau State, starting with the capital, Jos.
The initiative, according to the minister, is aimed at strengthening security and enhancing monitoring capabilities in the state, which has faced recurring violence over the years.
Tijani disclosed the plan in a statement shared on social media on Thursday, just hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited Jos following a Palm Sunday attack that left 28 people dead and several others injured.
Reflecting on his personal connection to the region, Tijani recalled experiencing the 2001 crisis as a student at the University of Jos.
“I was 24, a student at the University of Jos, when the first major attack struck our city,” he said, adding that the persistence of violence decades later underscores the urgency for lasting solutions.
He described the deployment of AI-enabled surveillance as part of a broader mission to help restore peace and stability in the region, noting that the project holds both professional and personal significance for him.
“One of the most important missions my team and I will ever take on is to help secure a future where Jos truly knows peace again,” Tijani stated.
