9mobile, one of Nigeria’s leading Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), has launched a fully embedded safety application ‘9mobile Safety App’ for smartphone users to improve security.
The telecommunication company’s Head of Products and Digital Services, Mr. Aminu Sani, in a statement issued on Tuesday, confirmed that the 9mobile Safety App was launched due to the company’s safety concern for customers globally.
According to the digital services expert, the 9Mobile safety app is the first personal security app with hands-free and voice-activated SOS, fully integrated with emergency services (911) in more than 200 countries and territories.
Sani stated that the app had been programmed to trigger an emergency alarm by saying a code word that enables users to ensure that their loved ones are safe.
He further stated that the safety app also offered live audio and video transmission in an emergency that enables friends, family, and law enforcement officers to know what was happening and who was involved, adding that a real-time safety app like 9mobile Safety App is very useful amidst the current insecurity challenges in the country.
Sani clarified: “We launched 9mobile Safety App to help combat increased level of insecurity, gender-based violence, sexual assault, kidnapping and many others.
“With the app, users can keep track of their loved one’s whereabouts and call emergency services when stranded. This is part of our modest contributions to improve security in the country.
“The law enforcement agencies are doing their best, but as a vital stakeholder in the country, we introduced the app to help individuals protect themselves and loved ones”, he added.
Sani further stated that the app, which was developed by 9mobile and American-based UrSafe Technologies, could be downloaded from the Google Play store.
