Security Experts Advocate Community Policing – PRNigeria News

Third Estate: Security Experts Advocate Community
Policing
… Warn of Danger of Posting Police to States of Origin

Security experts and community leaders have advocated for the
adoption of Community Policing as a panacea to tackle security
challenges facing the country. They said security issues are joint
responsibilities of the community and security agencies.

They made the call at the 21st annual lecture/dinner organised
by Third Estate, a sociocultural group in Ilorin Emirate of Kwara
State.

Those who spoke were Ambassador Usman Abdulazeez, a former
diplomat, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG)
Adisa Bolanta, Legal Practitioner and specialist in security
matters Abdul Hakeem Mustapha (SAN).

Speaking on the topic, “Proactive response to Security issues in
Ilorin Emirate”, Ambassador Abdulazeez, a former President of
Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), said the
security challenge experienced in the state between 2012 and 2018
was reduced drastically through joint collaboration between the
people of the community and the police.

“Through the joint efforts of the people and the police we were
able to arrest 42 cult members, many hemp smokers and hemp sellers,
ritualists and kidnappers who were operating in Ilorin metropolis
and were able to avert a religious crisis on June 3, 2018.

“That is why we were able to combat the challenge and that is
why we have low crime rate in Ilorin Emirate today,” he said.

Abdulazeez suggested that the police should emphasise on
community policing and reintroduce the 1978 model of recruitment
whereby policemen were posted to their local governments and states
of origin.

In his contribution, AIG Bolanta, said that solving security
problems was a joint collaboration between the community and
security agencies.

He warned that posting policemen to their state of origin was
dangerous because of population explosion and technological
advancement and it should be done with caution.

Also in his contribution, Barrister Mustapha, SAN, said that
adequate punishment should be given to those involved in kidnapping
with their sponsors and arms suppliers identified and punished.

He said the creation of state police would help resolve the
security issues in the country.

The President of Third-Estate, Mallam Bolaji Nagode expressed
deep appreciation to guest lecturers and panel of discussants on
security challenges.

He said the group would submit a position paper from the outcome
of the discourse to guide the government in tackling insecurity in
the various communities.

By PRNigeria^[1]