Security experts are set to tackle the endemic issues on terrorism; cyber security; border, port and airport; counter intelligence, among others at this year’s security exhibition and conference (Securex West Africa).
At Securex 2014, leading commercial, homeland and cyber security, fire protection and safety suppliers will be discussing their latest security initiatives, trends, challenges and emerging technologies hinted Tori Abiola, managing director, Montgomery West Africa, organizers of the event .
Speaking at press conference on Wednesday, in Lagos, Abiola, said that the Securex has become expedient for experts to gather, share ideas and showcase new inventions on how to tame rising cases of security challenges in both the public, industrial and domestic domains.
She added that Securex in its fourth years has become a platform for both the government and the private sector to review security issues and fashion out proactive and best approaches hence education and information sharing are important aspects of security in any society.
According to her, the event will be evaluating existing counter terrorism policies, understanding new domain threats posed by regionally active militant organisations, cyber security, training security forces and strategic approaches to emerging threats.
Participants will also be accessing gaps in existing commercial and homeland security infrastructure, implementing effective resilience measures to mitigate potential crisis and more at the trade show taking place March 18-19in Lagos at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos.
The Montgomery MD said, “Security is everybody’s concern. However, in Securex we are looking at experts, critically, interrogating current security challenges and then designing appropriate national, sub-national and private sector responses to them; and, more particularly, in driving specialization across the broad spectrum of possible responses both human and technological”.
On his part, Colonel Ojo Kadiri (rtd.), consultant, Halogen Security, ringed the conference as timely, hence chief executives need education on communication with both the industrial and state security personnel.
He bemoaned lack of intelligence gathering and usage by state security agencies, hinting that the current Boko Haram rampage could be contained through share information among the nation’s security outfits.
The Securex West Africa trade show, organised by Montgomery West Africa and sponsored by HIK Vision, Halogen Security, Kontz Engineering and Rapid Vigil is supported by the United Kingdom Trade and Investment, Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of
Nigeria, Nigerian Institute for Industrial Security and Institute of Safety Professional Of Nigeria.
Others are, The International Institute of Professional Security, Lagos State Safety Commission, World Trade Center of Nigeria, International Institute of Risk and Safety Management and Occupational Safety and Health Academy Nigeria is a must attend event changing the face of West Africa’s security industry.
Expected speakers at the conference include, Dominga Odebunmi, director general, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Maman Soumana Biga, security officer, United Nations of West Africa (UNOWA), Carmela Godeau, regional director, International Organization of Migration, Dakar (Senegal), Ignatius Uche, senior security officer, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Abdoulkarim Soumaila, secretary general, African Telecommunication Union (ATU), Lanre Ajayi, president, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), among others.
Abiola, also listed security trends to be discussed at Securex West Africa 2014 to include Integrated Security, IP & Network Solutions, Access Control and CCTV, Intruder Alarms, Thermal Imaging, Electric Fencing, Security doors turnstiles and deposit safe, Biometrics and Counter Terror, Speech Technology, Radio systems, Fire Solutions, Military protective fabrics, Military clothing and accessories, Police equipment, Decontamination Systems and Safety products and services.