The North-Central region has unanimously agreed to adopt Community Policing Strategy as an effective tool in bringing policing to the grassroots, the governments in the area have announced.
The decision was taken at a security meeting, tagged the North-Central Security Summit, held in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. The meeting was aimed at mapping out strategies to contain the rising security challenges in the region, and by extension the country.
The summit had in attendance, governors of the six states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the region, security experts, traditional rulers, state and federal lawmakers civil society groups and other stakeholders.
The six states in the South West region recently formed a security outfit codenamed Amotekun – the Yoruba name for Leopard- to fight armed robbery and kidnapping in the area. The formation of the outfit is now smeared in controversy after the federal government declared it illegal and in contravention of the Constitution.
The Lafia meeting said the new strategy will be effectively implemented with the use of traditional rulers and community leaders, who will assist in the selection of community policing officers that will work within the communities.
