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ISSUES ON APPLICATION OF BIG DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE POLICE LAW AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The integration of Big Data and Artificial intelligence into the Nigerian Police System presents a transformative opportunity for improving community based policing, personnel management and oversight mechanisms. This paper explores how these technologies can enhance security operations, strengthen police accountability and foster better community relations. Though the use of AI-powered crime mapping, predictive policing, and real-time data analytics, law enforcement agencies can effectively collaborate with communities to prevent crime and maintain public order. Additionally, a comprehensive police personnel census suing biometric identification and big data systems can eliminate ghost workers, reduce impersonation, and ensure transparent deployment of officers. This paper is set to examine AI-driven systems that can also process citizen complaints, monitor police conduct via body cameras, and track officers’ performances, thereby promoting a culture of accountability and professionalism. It also x-ray the application of big Data in security, census and community, profiting allows for better understanding of local security needs, adding in resource allocation and strategic planning. It also explains the potential benefits; the implementation of these technologies in Nigeria faces challenges such as inadequate infrastructure, data privacy concerns, cyber risks and resistance to change within the force. The paper instead opines that to overcome these barriers, there must be need for legal reforms, capacity building, ethical AI deployment and community involvement, properly implemented, big data can revolutionize policing in Nigeria, creating a modern, transparent, and citizen-focused security system. The paper applied empirical methods by contacting other texts and relevant journals. The paper concludes that, the implementation of these technologies in Nigeria will face a serious challenge due to inadequate infrastructure, data privacy concerns as well as cyber risk.

Key Words: Biometrics, Police Intelligence, Community Policing, Infrastructure, Cyber Risk, Revolutionize Transparency.

EFFIONG EKPO, Ph.D, OKON EFIONG OKON AND EDET EFIONG OKON Ph.D

GASPRO INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMINENT SCHOLARS, VOL. 12 NO. 3