Volta Regional Command of National Signals Bureau inaugurated
The Volta Regional Command of the National Signals Bureau has been inaugurated.
The new Command in Ho, equipped with advanced technology and integrated with regional and national surveillance systems, will serve as the central hub for intelligence and security coordination in the Volta Region.
Apart from it being part of the government’s broader plans to modernise the country’s security infrastructure and ensure the safety and security of all citizens, the inauguration of the Ho
Bureau is a step to strengthen the role of the NSB, which was established in 2020 by an Act of Parliament to provide integrated secure signal systems for the national security and intelligence agencies.
The Ho Bureau increases the number of regional bureaus to two, as part of efforts to enhance its regional presence.
Security is foundation
Inaugurating the bureau, the President, John Dramani Mahama, said the move was to build a modern intelligence capacity to support an economy that runs around the clock.
He said the success of such an economy required uninterrupted security and sophisticated surveillance; the National Signals Bureau was, therefore, crucial to national progress.
“Security is the foundation for national development; intelligence is the backbone of security and the National Signals Bureau is central to building a competitive, technological-driven, 24-hour productive economy,” he maintained, further giving an assurance that the government would continue to pursue new training initiatives and expand the national intelligence framework to ensure security across the length and breadth of the country.
Expansion, capacity building
President Mahama also announced that the National Signals Bureau had secured 100 acres to build a training centre in the Volta Region to train its personnel before deploying them to other parts of the country.
He said the centre would also provide signals and intelligence training to citizens from member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Fighting cybercrime
The Minister of the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, said the bureau was equipped with modern technology to ensure timely interventions to security threats.
“So, we have what it takes to trace cybercriminals and provide the appropriate digital intelligence to deal with them swiftly,” he warned.
Mr Muntaka entreated all the security agencies to work hand-in-hand with the National Signals Bureau in the broader national interest.
The Director of the National Signals Bureau, Dr George Atta-Boateng, described the bureau as another milestone in the country's national security architecture.
He said it would provide cybersecurity and early warning to security threats, to support the 24-Hour economy initiative.
The National Security Coordinator, COP Abdul-Razak Osman, said apart from enhancing frontline security operations, the National Signals Bureau would also contribute significantly to the security architecture in West Africa.
“The command will serve as a hub against cybercrime and so we expect communities and individuals to cooperate with us to deliver that mandate efficiently and safeguard the peace and security,” he added.
