Sentinel Nigeria🇳🇬
Community-powered safety network protecting West African communities from kidnapping through real-time coordination and ML-powered threat mapping
Protection in Your Pocket
Available on iOS and Android. Real-time safety network powered by your community.
The Kidnapping Crisis
🇳🇬West Africa faces a kidnapping epidemic with 3,000+ reported incidents annually in Nigeria alone.
Students, travelers, and rural communities face increasing threats with 300% increase since 2016.
Ransom demands range from $10,000 to $500,000 USD, while response times suffer from limited police resources and poor coordination.
Communities have no centralized platform to share threats, coordinate safety, or predict danger zones.
Our Solution
A mobile and web platform enabling communities to share safety information, coordinate virtual escorts, and map danger zones
SafeRoute Navigator
Plan safe travel routes with real-time incident overlay, crowd-sourced safety ratings, and community-verified safe zones
Guardian Network
Virtual escort system for journey tracking with trusted contacts, automatic check-ins, and panic button for emergencies
Community Watch Hub
Collective intelligence platform for anonymous incident reporting, pattern recognition, and hotspot visualization
Emergency Response
Rapid response coordination with SOS triggers, location sharing, and direct integration with police and response teams
Technology Stack
Development Roadmap
Phase 1: MVP
Months 1-3
Key Features:
- ✓User authentication (email/phone)
- ✓Incident reporting (text + location + photo)
- ✓Interactive map with incident markers
- ✓Community feed of recent reports
- ✓Push notifications
- ✓Web admin panel for moderation
Phase 2: Network Effects
Months 4-6
Key Features:
- ✓Journey tracking & virtual escort
- ✓Panic button with emergency alerts
- ✓Community verification system
- ✓SMS alerts (for basic phones)
- ✓Multi-language support (English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo)
- ✓Offline mode basics
Phase 3: Intelligence
Months 7-9
Key Features:
- ✓ML-based pattern recognition
- ✓Hotspot prediction mapping
- ✓Route safety scoring algorithm
- ✓Risk assessment for journeys
- ✓Integration with local authorities
- ✓Historical data analysis dashboard
Phase 4: Scale
Months 10-12
Key Features:
- ✓Performance optimization
- ✓Advanced offline functionality
- ✓Cross-border support (Cameroon, Niger, Benin)
- ✓API for third-party integrations
- ✓White-label version for other organizations
- ✓Advanced analytics dashboard
Start Contributing
Pick an issue and make your first contribution
Good First Issues (Beginner-Friendly)
Create app icon and splash screen
Add code examples to README
Implement dark mode toggle
Add input validation for incident reports
Add loading states to map component
Write unit tests for auth service
Advanced Challenges (Expert-Level)
Build hotspot prediction model
Implement end-to-end encryption
Build offline-first architecture with sync
🇳🇬Ready to contribute to Sentinel Nigeria? Let's build together!🇳🇬
This Is More Than an App
This is a movement to protect Nigerian communities through the power of collective technology and global collaboration.
🇳🇬Let's build it together.🇳🇬
Start Contributing on GitHub