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Security Expert, Ray Nkemdirim Wants Inclusion Of AI In Fight Against Insecurity

A renowned security expert and former Director of Operations of the Department of State Services (DSS), Chief Ray Nkemdirim, has called for a revolution in the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa to curb the continent’s rising security challenges.

He made the call at the National Institute for Security Studies Abuja on Tuesday, while addressing participants of Executive Intelligence Management Course 17.

The nine-month course for top-level security chiefs and management staff of strategic agencies, draws participants from Nigeria and other African countries including Ghana, Gambia, Niger, Chad, and Rwanda.

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In his paper titled “Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence Gathering: Challenges and Prospects”, Chief Nkemdirim, advised that Nigeria and indeed other African countries should key into the enormous benefits of the fast-expanding global phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI).

He said that if meaningful progress was to be made in the fight against terrorism, kidnappings, banditry, and other violent crimes, AI was the sure antidote.

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He said reliance on traditional security practices and tactics alone will not produce effective results, as criminal elements were now adopting more sophisticated methods to commit crimes.

He therefore enjoined security agencies to be proactive in their operational approaches by adopting AI–driven measures to counter the worsening crime situation.

While thanking Chief Ray Nkemdirim, who holds the traditional title of Ugwumba 1 of Isuikwuato, for the lecture, the commandant of the National Institute for Security Studies, Ayodele Adeleke, promised that his recommendations would be given effect appropriately.

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