The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has activated 112 toll-free Emergency Telephone Number at its Emergency Communication Centres, ECCs, in 18 states across the country.

The NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta made the disclosure at the 2020 Forum of Spokesperson of Security and Response Agencies, FOSSRA, meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.

Mr Danbatta said the states with functional ECCs include Kastina, Ogun, Kano, Plateau, Anambra, Enugu, Kaduna, Benue, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Oyo, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, Adamawa, Imo and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

The NCC boss added that efforts are ongoing to activate ECCs in the remaining states of the federation.

He said each of the ECC is equipped with eleven workstations, six dispatch workstations for the Response Agencies, and a server system that receives and processes 112-calls from members of the public.

According to him, the calls would thereafter be dispatched to the appropriate Agency that has responsibility to attend to the specific emergency.