Chairmen of the 57 local government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State have tasked the Federal Government to include state and local governments in the country’s security framework.
The Chairman of the group known as Conference 57, Mr. Hakeem Suleiman, gave the charge on Wednesday at a summit on security strategies, grassroots awareness and information management, organised by council chairmen for stakeholders in the state.
The summit which was held at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, was attended by a wide range of stakeholders including the Commissioner for Rural Development, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi, his local government counterpart, Mr. Ademorin Kuye and the state’s Attorney-General, Mr. Adeola Ipaye, among others
He lamented the present security problems, particularly in the northern part of the country, stressing that the inability of the Nigeria Police Force to contain diverse security challenges had constituted threats to Nigeria’s indivisibility and unity.
“There is a problem of insecurity which needs urgent attention and re-strategising. One of the most increasingly worrisome issues in Nigeria today is the issue of insecurity,” Suleiman stated.
He explained that thousands of lives and properties “have been lost during the incessant killings, bombings and abductions in various parts of the country under the jack boot of Boko Haram insurgency.”
He cited the militancy in the Niger Delta, which according to him, had degenerated to oil bunkering and oil theft.
