Insecurity: Kwara gov calls for creation of local policing system
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Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for the
creation of additional layers of policing to effectively tackle the
growing security challenges facing the country.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Communications to the Governor, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, on Monday quoted
Ahmed as making the suggestion at a forum for Northern Nigeria
Governors, organised by the United States Institute of Peace in
Washington DC.
The governor said that Nigeria had different layers of
policing in the past, particularly in the early 1960s, which worked
efficiently for the country before they collapsed due to change in
government. He, however, said it was becoming more challenging for the present policing system to take care of the country’s needs.
He stressed that federal police as currently constituted was incapable of providing the required policing for the whole country.
The governor said in view of the growing population of
Nigeria, it had become imperative for the country to have additional
layers of policing to guarantee maximum security of lives and property.
He explained that since local security organisations such as
vigilance groups were present in almost every community, in creating a
local policing system, the government only needed to formalise the
groups into well-structured and trained security organisations, with
specific roles and responsibilities.
According to him, this will enable them carry out security
support service and complement the efforts of the police in curbing
crimes and ensuring adequate security for the country at all levels.
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He, however, said it was becoming more challenging for the present policing system to take care of the country’s needs.
He, however, said it was becoming more challenging for the present policing system to take care of the country’s needs.
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