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The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, met with stakeholders across 13 local government areas of Nasarawa State to strengthen community policing and combat issues of criminality in the state.
Speaking during the Renewed Hope Agenda Citizens Town Hall Engagement tagged: 'Community Policing: Building A Safer Nigeria Together', Suleiman-Ibrahim said the agenda aimed at implementing a community policing strategy, designed to help tackle issues of criminalities and insecurity in the state.
She further explained that the ministry in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development had initiated a strategic branding campaign to cultivate a positive and contemporary image for the Nigeria Police Force.
She said, “Today’s town hall is a reflection of the significant shift in our approach to policing. As you may be aware, Section 14(2)(b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 puts the security and welfare of our people as the government’s priority.
“The Constitution, the Police Act of 2020, and the National Security Strategy go further to position the Nigeria Police Force as the lead in internal security.
“As a responsible government, therefore, Mr President, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has placed security at the centre of the administration’s eight priorities, and we have commenced the implementation of the Renewed Hope Police Agenda, which will ensure that our police force is strategically positioned to fulfil its mandate.”
Earlier, the Inspector-General of Police, who was represented by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Dasuki Galadamci, said the efforts being made by the Force were geared towards ensuring quality service delivery and the tracking down of criminal elements across the state and Nigeria at large.
“Without safety and security, there will be no meaningful development. We have decided to use local solutions to solve our local problems. Community policing is a strategy and we have adopted it to tackle security issues in communities,” he added.
Speaking on the programme, the Governor Abdullahi Sule pledged the state government’s commitment to continue to support the police with necessary logistics to carry out their responsibilities without any hitches.
