The Executive Director of CLEEN Foundation, Mr. Gad Peter, has appealed to Nigerians to assist the Nigerian police deliver a safe and effective security system for Nigerians.
Mr. Peter stated this during a Civil Society Organization (CSO) reform forum organised by the Foundation im Abuja.
According to him, the validation and implementation of police regulations holds significant importance to the nation’s future.
He said: “The humanitarian and the implementation of the Nigerian police reform regulations holds immense significance to our nation’s future by ensuring that our law enforcement agencies operate within a transparent and an accountable and human rights centing framework will not only safeguard the rights of our citizens but also working towards the confidence of our institutions so that the Nigerian police can truly be our friends and we should all be comfortable reaching out to them and will ensure that we will truly get justice and make them to be able to do their work.
“I want to appeal to us that, honestly this gathering isn’t to blame nor to throw accusing fingers to the police but for us to look at it critically how to make the process work for the good of all of us, how do we ensure that we will all be part of the Nigeria’s safe and security systems that protects everyone.
“As a part of this journey together, let’s remain committed in our efforts of upholding peaceful justice, accountability and respect for human rights. Let us amplify the voices of those whose lives have been impacted negatively by the conduct or misconduct by a few police personnel. Let us work hard to ensure that there are no more grievances ahead and address it appropriately.
“The Nigerian police is the first defender of human rights and ideally, this is why we run to them first where there’s an issue. In as much as we have our observations about the insecurity in the course and in the challenges I dare to say that if you take away security off the streets, we are going to have an ungoverned society and so to approve all is well, support them to be efficient and effective in delivering their work. And today’s topic provides us with a vital opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue to exchange ideas and extend strategic partnership that will enhance our advocacy efforts through such collaborations and advocacy frameworks.
“This forum, he said, represents a very important moment in “our collective journey towards fostering a safer and more jobs and equity society for all. We all converge here with a shared commitment to advancing police reforms in Nigeria.”
In his remarks, the Executive Director Future Now Initiative, Alhaji Ahmed Sajoh, described as unfortunate the situation where history is no longer taught in schools.
According to Sajoh, most people do not know their roots so they don’t know where we ought to be.
He explained that there was an intelligence unit of the native police and “one would never see any of their personnel in uniform because they work with the members of the society secretly and it was members of this unit that helped in cracking very serious cases.”
On his part, the Director Civil Liberty Organisation, Aluko-Daniel Steve, harped on accountability not just in terms of funds’ management but also in terms of the performance of the police in preventing crime.
He noted that the “problem of the police today is a reflection of the kind of society we have because whatever we have as an outcome is a reflection of the kind of input we invest as society.”
