A security expert and 2019 governorship in Kwara State, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia, on Monday, identified community policing as of one the most effective frameworks to tackling insecurity in the country.
Ajia said the adoption of community policing would help security agencies to harvest information among locals, who he said, have become soft targets in the hands of violent non-state actors on account of their vulnerability.
He stated this in an interview with Journalists shortly after his formal defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at his political ward of Magaji Ngeri, Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Ajia, however, explained that recent events in the country showed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was committed to addressing security challenge in the country headlong, particularly with the appointment of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, as Minister Defence.
He said the genuineness in the choice of the new minister was an indication that the country can’t afford to politicize insecurity.
The APC cheiftain posited that the current security challenge confronting the country transcends a purely kinetic approach, saying that it requires the collective involvement of all Nigerians.
The security expert urged Nigerians to regard bandits as enemies of the state, stressing that national interest and the wellbeing of citizens must take precedence over political and religious differences.
According to him, unity among citizens is essential to overcoming insecurity.
Ajia cautioned against politicizing national security, warning that playing the opposition card on critical issues, particularly insecurity could undermine collective progress.
He urged the citizens to view Nigeria as a shared national project requiring cooperation and responsibility from all stakeholders.
Commenting on preparations ahead of the 2027 general elections, the APC chieftain confirmed that he had completed his formal registration with the party and described his defection as a symbolic move to support the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and to back the development agenda of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
He added that several policies the federal government introduced were already beginning to yield positive outcomes, describing them as necessary reforms aimed at stabilizing the economy and steering the country away from collapse.
Ajia said they would mobilize across the nooks and crannies of the state for the re-election of President Tinubu for the country to move forward.
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