Police Hold Summit To Tackle Insecurity

As violent crimes worsen across Nigeria, the police have come under increasing pressure to devise modern means of tackling the challenges in Africa’s most-populous nation.
 
Kidnapping, armed robbery, terrorism and clashes over resources have all taken a paralysing toll on the nation’s economic prospects, hindering opportunities for the nearly 200 milion population.
Police approach has been criticised by rights activists as crude and outmodelled. In 2017, hundreds of Nigerians took part in a citizen-led drive to demand an end to police brutality , which often turns fatal.
Activists have suggested a fundamental reform for the police as Nigeria’s main law enforcement institution, but others agreed there are administrative measures that could be taken to mitigate controversial methods of the police in the meantime.
On Monday 28, Inspector-General Muhammad Adamu opened a summit of top police chiefs in Lagos. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the event, which drew experts from across the world that were invited to train the senior officers on modern law enforcement techniques.
Segun Awosanya , the convener of #EndSARS campaign, and Charles Omole, a London-based Nigerian national security analyst, were amongst the experts invited to make suggestions on how the Nigerian police could catch up with the fast-changing dynamics of combating crimes.