- Former inspector general of police, Solomon Arase, says national internal security policy
- The former IG states that a national internal security policy would define the principles of policing and pathways to strengthening public trust and partnership between the police and the citizens
- Amnesty International weighs in on the #EndSARS campaign on Twitter
Former inspector general of police, Solomon Arase, has said Nigeria lacks a developed national internal security policy that would recognise, strengthen and adopt community policing as an internal security model in the fight against crime and maintenance of law and order.
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The former police chief made the statement when he spoke at a think tank conference on policing the Nigerian federation, organised by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) with the theme “towards integrating community policing in Nigeria’s security architecture: models, policy options and strategies, The Nation reports.
He said that such a policy should have defined the principles of policing and pathways to strengthening public trust and partnership between the police and the citizens.
He said: "Police legitimacy draws from public consent and trust and lack of effective partnership between the police and the public can only sustain ineffective policing and insecurity among citizens,” adding that community policing which demands effective police public partnership and trust in crime prevention is the best form of policing.
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“Even among police personnel themselves, a research carried out in 14 states discovered that if community policing strategy is adopted, it could assist to eradicate most of the challenges attributed to the traditional reactive police culture.
“There is no debate about the efficacy of community policing model of internal security management. Community policing has been in practice in local communities in Nigeria long before colonial period.”
Meanwhile, Amnesty International has weighed in on the #EndSARS campaign on Nigerian Twitter to give details of police brutality across the country over the years.
#EndSARS campaign has been the number one trending topic on Nigerian Twitter since Saturday, December 2.
Nigerians from all walks of lives including celebrities have been tweeting their horrific experiences with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force.
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Source: Naija.ng