Commercial drivers across Nigeria have been urged to install dashboard cameras to combat rising insecurity on highways. Sterling Human Resource Development and Logistics Limited made the appeal in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Idowu Fulfilment, on Friday. The company cited increasing cases of banditry, kidnapping, and violent crimes on inter-state routes as key concerns. It emphasised the need for technology-driven solutions, urging transport operators, unions, and individual drivers to adopt dash cams in buses, taxis, and logistics vehicles. According to the statement, dash cams can provide real-time visual evidence, deter criminal activity, and support law enforcement in investigations and prosecutions. The company noted that such devices could also help record suspicious behaviour and resolve disputes. It called on government agencies to consider policies that would encourage or mandate the use of surveillance technology in commercial transport. The firm stressed that security is a shared responsibility, requiring collaboration between private stakeholders and security agencies. Sterling Human Resource Development and Logistics Limited reaffirmed its commitment to safety and innovation, and encouraged lawful cooperation with security agencies in using data from dash cams.
Sterling Human Resource Development and Logistics Limited calls for mandatory dash cams while offering no commitment to fund or supply them. Transport unions and drivers now face pressure to invest in surveillance without assurance of financial or technical support. If evidence from cameras is to be used in prosecutions, it remains unclear how access, storage, and data privacy will be managed. The appeal shifts responsibility to operators without addressing the state's role in securing highways.
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