Senate Holds Zonal Security Summit In Lagos, Senator Abiru, South-West Stakeholders Push For Indigenous Solutions, Modern Technology, State Police To Tackle Insecurity
In a bid to combat the rising security challenges facing the nation, the Nigerian Senate held the South-West Zonal Security Summit, in Lagos, on Friday, where major stakeholders across security agencies, government, civil society, and traditional institutions renewed calls for the adoption of indigenous security solutions, advanced technology, and state policing as part of efforts to address Nigeria’s escalating security challenges. The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, who is the Chairman of the South-West geopolitical zone interactive hearings of the 10th Senate's ad-hoc committee on the National Security Summit, in his remarks charged Nigerians to collectively join hands to defeat insecurity. Abiru, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions and Chairman, Southern Senators’ Forum, stressed the need for stronger collaboration among all stakeholder...