Mr Umahi added that all security concerns raised by the traditional and religious leaders in the South-east zone have been addressed in the community policing strategy of the Nigeria Police Force.
Host Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State , Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and Chairman of the South East Governors' Forum , Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State , Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State , the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prof. Placid Njoku , the Inspector General of Police, Mr.
Other governors at the event include the host governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and the governor of Imo State, represented by his deputy, Placid Njoku. According to him, “The community policing was proper and explained to us in full details and it is not different from our Neighbourhood Watch and the Vigilante operation, the Forest Guard, the gate keepers, the herdsmen and farmers conflict committees and others.
The IGP disclosed that the community policing approach was necessitated by the increasing complexity of crime and the challenges of policing the vast and diverse country such as Nigeria, stressing that “this requires that the Nigerian police should continually engage the citizens in seeking their input and soliciting their support”.
Earlier in his address, Mr Ugwuanyi who welcomed the Inspector General of Police to Enugu State, on behalf of his colleagues, expressed optimism that the summit’s outcome will facilitate rejigging and re-tooling of the security architecture in the South-east geo-political zone and bring it up to speed with emerging dimensions of insecurity and criminality.
“We have institutionalized the needed collaboration between our Neighbourhood Watch groups, Forest Guards and security agencies especially in the area of intelligence sharing. Enugu State Security Trust Fund law is in place to ensure sustainable support for security agencies in the state while the State Forest Guards law is before our State House of Assembly.
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