Against the backdrop of checkmating crime, and criminal tendencies among youths arising from the problems of massive unemployment in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the federal government is emplacing appropriate framework that will facilitate the employment of an extra 100, 000 Police officers.

Additionally, he said government is to establish properly trained and equipped federal anti- terrorism, multi-agency task force that will effectively address the challenge of Boko Haram and any form of insurgency in a sustainable manner.

Speaking at the one day National Security Summit organized by the Nigerian Police force and Sun Newspapers in Abuja with the theme ‘Community partnership approach to internal security and crime management’ yesterday, Buhari said, “In order to further strengthen the security of the public space, consideration is being given to the expansion of the CCTV Monitoring System across major cities and towns in the country while police accountability mechanism will be strengthened”.

According to the President, “The need for community input to policing and crime management in Nigeria has even become more imperative considering our current national security challenges in which kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, transnational crimes, terrorism and other organized crimes have evolved to threaten our national values and developmental strides”.

“While it is understandable that unemployment, illiteracy, radicalization, negative peer group influence, substance abuse and erosion of family and moral values are social factors that underline criminal tendency, the reality remains that the task of addressing these challenges is that of parents, community and the state”.

Disclosing that efforts are being made to enhance the operational capacity of officers of the Nigeria Police force through tailor made training programme that will give them the right civil orientation in their roles as guardians of the constitution, the President said his administration will encourage the development of state-level community policing under a model that will integrate members of the community to policing functions at the grassroots level.

Commending the leadership of the police force for appreciating the yearning of members of the public by ordering the dismantling of police road blocks which have consistently constituted a dark side of policing and object of discord between the police and the citizenry, Buhari said the initiative of the IGP to introduce the ‘Safer Highway Motorized Patrol Scheme’ and deploy 555 patrol vehicles along all major highways to fill the void created has reassured the citizens of their safety and security”.

In his remarks, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar called on the federal and state governments to face the task of reforming and re-positioning our national institutions; including the Nigeria Police force and related agencies.

“It is imperative, to ensure that our security agencies truly become 21st century organizations able to discharge their mandates effectively and efficiently.

We should be able to cater to their operational needs and to the welfare of their members. When we state that they serve and protect, we should mean it by word and deed”.

“Secondly, our national security agencies must join the crusade against corruption, with commitment and determination. Regardless of how well trained and equipped an organization is, it cannot attain its full potential if it allows corruption and corrupt elements to grace its corridors.

Those who conspire to corrupt our national institutions from the outside must face the same consequences as those who do it from within”, the Sultan said.



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this is very good..nice one sai baba


lalasticlala seun

Very welcome idea. CCTV is really needed. The world has left us behind.

Its [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again

that cctv contract will be sweet o...
Anyways nice one on the police matter. opportunity for many Nairalanders to be employed to serve the nation

Another promise

temitemi1:
Another promise

What an intelligent contribution.

It is lucid that the ratio of police to people is very small and when crimes are been commited it will still takes police some times to get to the scene. Which is why this is a good idea.

In as much as this will still put food on some people tables if come to fruition, i am supporting Baba on this.

On CCTV installing CCTV is not the problem but effective, efficient usage and the cost of maintenance would be the problem. I hope they look into this..

Sai Baba

Buhari will end insurgency in 3months and he here raising police that will fight insurgency... Laugh de kill me here.

This a government full of promises and failures. The next time what you read will shock the pooh out of your butt. Adeshina will deny that buhari didn't promise community police.

Just watch and see.

Another I WILL. WE GO. WE SHALL.

It's time for action not mouthaction.

#APCMouthAction

Sai Baba

Kk

100,000 job opportunities for those who want to serve in the police force.

It will be hurray when it comes to reality....but for now we re watching...tick tock

The Nigerian Police Force have long been under staffed. Additional 100,000 is a welcomed idea, but I will also like PMB to also focus on these 4 issues

1. Cleansing the Police Force by flushing all the bad and corrupt ones
2. Training and sensitization of the old Police force, to avoid bad eggs corrupting new recruits
3. Equipping the force by installing video & audio cameras on their patrol vans to record their daily activities, modernized weapons and also a total ban of the Black Uniform
4. Lastly freedom of civilians to record video or audio conversations with any member of the Police force, mostly at check points..

Good ideas...especially the CCTV.

But as for recruiting new police....well....funding , funding.

Big brother is watching.....

The CCTV is a welcomed development.

The old ones put up have been vandalized.

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[size=14pt]Northern Domination of the Police, just like the Army. [/size]

Haaaaaaa

police officer

Operation create employment

Great idea

He should please employ LadyF and INTROVERT.
Jobless twins!

Buhari still on campaign mode. The ones he promised before he has not fulfilled. Illusion

ZKOSOSO:
Another I WILL. WE GO. WE SHALL.
It's time for action not mouthaction.
#APCMouthAction

I expect u talk like one educated. There must be a desire b4 an action.

if the government is not talking about its plans...you guys will say they have no plan. what exactly do u guys want

SAI PMB is working while wailers are busy wailing. Wailers I hail they ooo!!!

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ladyF:
Very welcome idea. CCTV is really needed. The world has left us behind.

Its [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again

INTROVERT:
that cctv contract will be sweet o...
Anyways nice one on the police matter. opportunity for many Nairalanders to be employed to serve the nation

see them!!!
But
Seriously, how do you do it?

bodeloja:
[size=14pt]Northern Domination of the Police, just like the Army. [/size]

Are you a god? Can you see into the future.?

We have federal character laws now....so such is impossible.

Stop lying.