Federal Government has inaugurated a 17-man Implementation Committee on Community Safety and Human Security to strategize ways to reduce crimes and violence in the Nigeria.
Reports say the initiative, in collaboration with Risk and Accidental Prevention Society of Nigeria (RAPSON), a non-governmental organisation, is to work as multi-sectoral stakeholders to provide a platform for all tiers of government to improve grassroots security network.
Inaugurating the committee, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, George Akume explained that the primary objective of the committee was to strategize for community safety and human security programmes.
Akume said the idea was for integrated approach among the network of stakeholders, looking at the levels of violence, crimes and conflicts, and to ensure lasting responses to contemporary security challenges in the country.
“Today`s event is apt as all relevant security institutions and stakeholders in the evolving contemporary security management institutions have been brought together to work from grassroots level with non-state actors.”
“This is to expand the narratives and intelligence towards community safety, first at the local level which in most instances act as a springboard for all major violence and conflicts that escalate to national acrimony.” He said.
Akume noted that the programme was also designed to generate more than 30, 000 jobs for the youths and create skilled manpower for more than 50, 000 women across the nation.
“As noted in UN General Assembly resolution 66/290, human security is an approach to assist member states in identifying and addressing widespread and cross-cutting challenges to the survival, livelihood and dignity of the people.”
“Therefore, the committee stands a greater chance to benefit from the UNTFHS which is accessible by all member states including Nigeria.” He added.