Godsgift Onyedinefu As Nigeria celebrates her 60 years anniversary, youths have been charged to be more involved in governance by taking ownership of the process and demanding accountability from political office holders to bring an end to bad leadership in fixing Nigeria. This charge was given on Thursday at the 3rd
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Nigeria Launches Community Policing Initiative
By John Campbell In the face of apparently soaring levels of crime and violence, the Nigerian government has launched a community policing initiative. Abuja has set aside N13 billion (about $35 million) to fund the launch and is recruiting some 10,000 constables, according to Nigerian media. The Chief of Police for Ekiti
Community Policing: Innoson Donates Operational Vehicles to Nigeria Police
*Urges other corporate citizens to emulate him Godsgift Onyedinefu The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday received three operational vehicles donated by Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited to the Nigeria Police Force to aid Community Policing efforts. The vehicles, Innoson G12 Series, consisting of the Single Cabin Pick-up Truck MSI,
ActionAid Calls for Re-orientation of Officers on Community Policing
Jude Johnson An International NGO, ActionAid has called for the reorientation of the Nigeria Police for improved community policing and strategic approach to peacebuilding. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a two-day training of Police Officers on Community Policing organized in partnership with Participation Initiative
Exclusive: Buhari Approves Immediate restructuring of Police Force
•Intelligence, Community Policing top on the agenda Godsgift Onyedinefu President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate reorganization of the Nigeria Police Force. This was disclosed in a letter dated 27th May 2020, signed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, and addressed to Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs), Assistant Inspector Generals
Amotekun: Nextier, Experts Mull State Policing in Nigeria
Godsgift Onyedinefu In view of reactions and growing agitations for Amotekun, key stakeholders in policing matters in Nigeria is set examine critically if state's are allowed to own a state police. This is also coming at a time there is heated debate over the legality and feasibility of State and regional
FG, govs to recruit NYSC members, N’Power cadets for community policing
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum have proposed to recruit National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and graduates of the N’Power Programme to beef up the manpower needs of the Nigeria Police Force. The Chairman of the NGF and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this in Abuja
Banditry: WANEP seeks strengtened community policing in Nigeria’s North West
•Urges stronger inter-agency collaboration Godsgift Onyedinefu The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Nigeria (WANEP-Nigeria) has called for the strengthening of community Policing and inter-agency collaboration to tackle the surge in armed banditry across States in the North West Region of Nigeria, particularly, Zamfara, Birnin Gwari axis of Kaduna, Katsina and Sokoto States. This
Community Policing: IGP seeks cooperation of NGOs, CSOs, others
Godsgift Onyedinefu and Nosa Enobhayisobo The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, has called for the support and cooperation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Human Right Groups and other critical stakeholders to achieve effective and efficient as well as community policing in the country Adamu made this
Video: Nigeria’s Security Challenges And The Way Forward–Experts views
Editor's note: These are experts' analysis on the growing state of insecurity in Nigeria with prevalence of Boko Haram and ISWAP in the North East, farmers-herders conflict in the North Central, banditry in the North West and general crimes and criminalities all over the country. The security experts and analysts who