The Nigeria Society for Criminology (NSC) Sunday said security and good governance are vital to having sustainable development in Nigeria.
This was contained in a communiqué issued after its maiden International conference themed “Security, Democratic Governance and Development in Nigeria” held in Abuja and made available to newsmen in Ibadan by the NSC National Organising Committee chairman, Dr Oludayo Tade.
NSC in the communiqué charged President Bola Tinubu to rise up to secure the country and make lives easier for Nigerians especially in the areas of solving the problems of corruption from top to bottom to engender sustainable development.
In the communique, the society stated the need for criminologists in Nigeria to make their voices count in policy issues and offer evidence-based suggestions on how best to navigate security challenges.
NSC expressed the hope of widening to bring on board security practitioners from the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, the State Security Services, the Army and relevant stakeholders like CLEEN Foundation.
