By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
To effectively tackle the challenges of insecurity, President Bola Tinubu wants greater collaboration amongst the nation’s security agencies.
The President submitted in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the opening of the 5th Annual Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers, which had the theme”Improving Nigeria’s Internal Security and Economic Prosperity Through Inclusive Policing.”
Represented by Vice-President Kashim Shetimma, President Tinubu emphasized that promoting synergy among security agencies would help to eliminate banditry, kidnapping, terrorism and other forms of criminal acts.
President Tinubu equally urged communities and individuals to cooperate with the police and other relevant agencies to ensure a safer society, pointing out that security remained a shared responsibility of all Nigerians.
In a remark, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State pledged that, his administration would continue to work hand in hand with the police to strengthen community policing initiatives and invest more resources into the provision of modern equipment infrastructure and technology to boost the security of lives and property.
Earlier, the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun had explained that the annual gathering was a crucial platform for reviewing police operational strategies, exchanging insights and realigning the country’s policing objectives with the evolving global security landscape in the country.
Other participants in the retreat were the Kenya and Rwanda Inspectors-General of Police, Mr Douglas Kinocho and Felix Namuhbranye, the Chairman, Economic and Other Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman, Police Service Commission, Mr Hashim Argungu among other Security Chiefs and top government functionaries.
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