Vice Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Mr Ade Adeogun, is representing Akoko South-East/Akoko South-West Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representa...
Vice Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Mr Ade Adeogun, is representing Akoko South-East/Akoko South-West Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives. He talks about security and herdsmen/farmers’ crises in this interview with select journalists. Leke Baiyewu was there
I have done a lot of research and found that we actually have legislation that provides for us to have a crime data centre. There are so many of these that have not been enforced. Now, we need to look through our plethora of laws and amend those to be amended and look for a way to put things together so that they can become more effective. We can provide the funds, resources and training for the law enforcement and security agencies to be able to do their jobs effectively.
First, the perception of members of the public is not always the right perception. I am not saying they are wrong all the time. There is this idea that the people in government are bad. It is there. It is a giving that once you are in government, even if you are the best man in the world, the moment you get exposed to the government, you become a bad man. That is why people feel that the National Assembly has not done enough. Then, we must understand the job of the National Assembly.
because we don’t have enough policemen. You have to look at the United Nations’ ratio. You are supposed to have a policeman for 250 to 300 people. That is the general requirement. But in Nigeria, we actually have one to 650, which means that we need to double the number of the Nigeria Police workforce for effective policing. Then, the ratio is worse when you have to think of policemen per weapon or rifle.
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