Community policing will tackle Nigeria’s growing insecurity — Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo emphasized the importance of community policing nationwide to address the rising insecurity.

He made these remarks during a visit to the Bauchi State Council of Traditional Rulers at the Palace of the Emir of Bauchi.

Obasanjo highlighted that community policing, where everyone knows their neighbours, is crucial for easily identifying and addressing security threats within communities.

He expressed concern about the current state of insecurity in Nigeria and urged immediate action to address the situation.

According to him, “The best form of security is community policing because everyone knows his/her neighbours within the community. With that, it is very easy to identify the bad eggs.”

He added “The situation of insecurity in Nigeria today is so bad unlike during our terms in office when we prioritise security of lives and properties across the country. We need to do something urgently about this.”

The former President called on the traditional institutions to step in and encourage community policing within their environment in order to reduce the spate of crimes.

Obasanjo said, “During our service to the nation, we did everything collectively, our decisions were taken together in order to have a uniform focus. My brother, Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu is seated here and he will bear me witness. Whatever we achieved then, was a collective effort.”

“We need peace, unity and collective support in this country if we must move forward. Things can be right and good again in the country, all we need to do is to get united and do things collectively,” he stressed.

Earlier, Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed told the Council of Traditional Rulers that the former President, Obasanjo was in Bauchi to share in the joy of the good governance being provided by his administration to the people of the state.

He stressed that the former President while in Bauchi will commission 2 road projects executed by his administration for the development of the state as well as easy transportation from one point to the other.

In his remarks, Chairman, Bauchi State Council of Traditional Rulers, Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu commended the former President Olusegun Obasanjo for accepting the invitation to come over to Bauchi to identify with the people of the state.

Rilwanu Sulaiman Adamu who is the Emir of Bauchi also expressed the happiness of the people of the state over the various interventions by the State Government for the good of the people.

The Emir stressed the importance of peace, unity and inclusivity in the country saying that it is the only way to be progressive just as he stressed the need for peaceful coexistence among the various people of the country.

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