KNUST students design Mobile App to help fight Crime in Ghana

In an attempt to improve the response rate of the police during emergencies, a group of students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have come out with a mobile application software that makes it easy to reach out to the security agencies during emergencies.

This application gives a Global Positioning System (GPS) location and real-time updates of the user, and the developers hope it will help in fighting crime.

The group, Tek Devisal, is made up of students from Engineering, Physics, Arts, Computer Science and Business administration among others.

Stephen Boakye Frimpong, the leader of the team, says they had observed a lot of security concerns in Ghana in recent times, hence their motivation to develop the app to offer some solutions.

According to the students, the app could contribute immensely to reducing kidnapping, armed robbery attacks and all forms of criminal activities.

Stephen Boakye Frimpong says what makes the app different from other apps is that; it is designed to improve safety.

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 “Looking at security issues like kidnapping, armed robbery and anything about our safety. It is designed to improve our safety because it will be linked with our security agencies”.

Aside from contacting the security agencies to come to one’s aid within the shortest possible time during emergencies, this app also helps institutions, agencies and various groups to track the operations of their members.

Gyasi Anim, a Computer Science student who helped design the app explained how it works;

“The app that we have developed is made up of three sections- the user, administrator, and the driver. Users can be anybody in society having access to the app. For now, we are working on mobile devices because of financial issues but in the future, we intend to add other devices like laptops. For users, for example, when the Takoradi kidnapping cases came up, a distress signal could have been sent to the police and other security agencies so they come in and avert the situation faster”.

The group says they have prepared a proposal which is yet to be presented to the Ghana Police Service to ensure smooth collaboration and implementation.