The Nigeria Police Force has started implementing of the Police Specialised Services Automation Project (POSSAP) geared towards police reform.
POSSAP is designed to automate the processing and management of specialised services such as escorts and guard services, police extract, police character certificate, supernumerary police permit, fingerprint information, and police investigation report, among others.
Force spokesman CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement yesterday, said individuals and corporate entities who require specialised police services are guaranteed access to the requests via an automated, seamless, transparent and efficient process.
POSSAP was approved by the Federal Executive Council following a memo presented by the Minister of Police Affairs on July 14, 2021.
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Adejobi said POSSAP was launched on June 2 by the Minister of Police Affairs, Dr Maigari Dingyadi, on behalf of the Federal Government at the Goodluck Jonathan International Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
He said: “The goal of the project is to simply automate the rendition of existing specialized services processes and reap the added benefits of improved transparency, accountability, efficiency and sustainability that technological solutions deliver. It will also benefit the Force by minimizing dependence on the Federal Government for funding and improving welfare of personnel. The automation project is being rolled out in phases, with Police Character Certificate, Specialized Escort and Guard Services and Police Extract as the services in the pilot phase, while other services will be subsequently onboarded.
“It is pertinent to reveal that the Force has initiated engagements with internal and external stakeholders to ensure unison of purpose to achieve seamless transition to the automated platform. As at date, players in some industry verticals such as Banking, Telecommunications, Oil and Gas, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassies, have been intimated about this transition and this exercise will be a continuum.
NPF’s specialized services can be accessed via the POSSAP website – https://possap.gov.ng. For further information, applicants for police specialized services can contact Command PPROs and POSSAP Desk Officers in their respective State Criminal Investigations Departments (SCIDs) across the Nation”.