Insecurity: Senate to brainstorm on implementation of community policing

Following the worsening security situation in the country, the Senate on Tuesday said it will pursue immediate implementation of community policing.

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, stated this in his speech to welcome Senators from the Christmas and New Year recess.

He reiterated that the security situation in the country required serious attention and due consideration by the Senate and indeed the National Assembly.

He said that the Senate would engage the executive arm of government to discuss the implementation of the recently launched National Security Strategy (NSS) 2019.

He added that for a long time major stakeholders in the security of the country and police authorities appeared to achieve consensus on the necessity of introduction of Community Policing in the country.

Lawan said: “Recently, the security in the country had deteriorated and the attendant loss of lives is not acceptable.

“We need to secure the lives and property of our citizens, as enshrined in our constitution.

“We all are witnesses to how our economy is also affected by the inclement security situation. Therefore, we need to speedily seek for solutions to fix the security problem bedeviling our dear country.