Former IGP Okiro calls for synergy between security agencies in tackling insecurity

A former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, has called for cooperation among all security agencies and communities in order to end the challenge of insecurity along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway.

Okiro made the call in Abuja at an awareness forum on Finger off the Trigger, National Peace, Unity and Disarmament, organized by Salute Nigeria Initiative.

He expressed worry at the rate of insecurity on the Kaduna- Abuja Highway, emphasizing on the role communities have to play in ending the menace.

“The issue of banditry along Kaduna road and other parts of the country is a serious issue that needs to be solved and can be solved in so many ways.

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“What is happening there is worrisome because Abuja-Kaduna is a dual carriage way, the nearest major city is Abuja and you expect mass movement on that road, but unfortunately something serious is happening there.

“We have to stop it in so many ways because the people committing the crimes are living in Nigeria and there should be information about their movement, so they can be tracked by the community, security agencies.

“There should be synergy between the police and all the security agencies; all the security agencies are out there to secure the country,” he said.

Okiro also called on the public to also cooperate with security agencies, stating that “If there is no information there is nothing for the security agencies to work with”.

“There must be adequate training for the police because we are in the modern world; one cannot do anything without training if there is training they can achieve much,” he said.

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