Mohammed Adamu, acting
inspector-general of police, says President Muhammadu Buhari has directed him
to immediately commence the implementation of community policing strategy
across the country.
He was speaking at a meeting of
the forum of northern traditional rulers on Tuesday in Kaduna, where critical
security issues were discussed.
“The President of Nigeria,
Muhammadu Buhari has directed me to immediately implement community policing
strategy across the country; this is a structure, which will enable traditional
rulers to maintain an effective cultural and social control over their
subjects,” said Adamu.
The acting IGP also said that the
community policing model envisaged for the country would involve the
establishment and utilisation of the special constables, as provided for in
Section 50 (1) of the Police Act Cap P19 LFN 2004.
He explained that the special
constables model, mirrored after the police community support officers standard
in the United Kingdom policing architecture, would be tailored to align with
the existing traditional security structure in the northern part of the
country.
“The Special Constables will be
drawn from members of the community to serve as voluntary community police
officers under the coordination of the Nigeria Police Force,” he said.
“This new drive is in line with
the expressed desire and directives of the President, His Excellency, Muhammadu
Buhari.”
Adamu also disclosed that about
1,071 persons lost their lives in crime-related cases across the country in the
first quarter of 2019.
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