This was contain in a press release signed by O
Laolu Akande.
The release:
Buhari approves N13b for implementation of community policing.

To drive his resolve to rejig the security architecture in the country & deliver a more effective policing, Mr. President has approved the sum of 13 billion naira for the take-off of Community Policing in the country.

At today's National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided by Prof Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President asked Governors, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Finance Minister and the Inspectator-General of Police (IGP) to work out modalities on how the funds would be well utilized to ensure an effective implementation of Community Policing in Nigeria, and then report back to NEC.

Specifically, the Governors would be represented at this consultations by the Nigeria Governors' forum Chairman and two others. There's no relenting in effort to secure lives and property across Nigeria.

Laolu Akande,
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity,
Office of the Vice President.
20th August 2020

Those who will loot it will be licking their lips and smiling right now until they will develop pink lips. Their dance steps this week will be superb cos they will police the whole monies in their bank accounts. Many years from now, even boys scout members you won't find in your communities, talkless of community police.

If this is true, then, it is still a lie because people wey wan share am don share am.

This is a very good step. Its going to beef up security around the country and help protect lives and property. Kudos!

He can approve such amount for community policing when the federal police is in a sorry state This isn't just cool

athaboi:
He can approve such amount for community policing when the federal police is in a sorry state This isn't just cool

What would you have suggested?

epigramdigital:

What would you have suggested?

all the existing institutions in Nigeria are weak..I mean very weak, now what makes you think this one won't be the weakest. Strengthen the Nigeria police with good reforms before going into whatever

Graduated or exited Npower volunteers, food don show o

He is spending money to submerge justice and security, he is putting Nigerians under siege of his epileptic security apparatus

Another set of dreaded Sars to be well paid, equipped by FG n integrate into the society to cause hoavc, torture the unarmed civilian, victimized, Rape, tax n kill them, collecting bribes to pervert justice etc. Is buhari nt 1daful?...

Good
Just hope an Ibadan indigene will be a community police in Ibadan
That's the only way we can be sure its not a way of infusing these bandits into our communities

athaboi:
all the existing institutions in Nigeria are weak..I mean very weak, now what makes you think this one won't be the weakest. Strengthen the Nigeria police with good reforms before going into whatever

True though. Else it will be a similar pattern like we have had with other institutions and the expected purpose will be defeated.

This is a very good development.

Let us explain this in lay man's term.....

Community policing gives citizens more control over the quality of life in their community.
Community policing means police become part of the neighborhood.
This helps police get a better sense of resident's needs and helps residents to develop greater trust in the police.

To a new and better Nigeria we go.

God bless our darling Daddy President Muhammadu Buhari and his amiable Vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo for all they are doing to make our once battered and looted country work again.

Nigeria will be great again in our lifetime.
God bless Nigeria.

We Rise!

Shooyie:
This is a very good step. Its going to beef up security around the country and help protect lives and property. Kudos!

You are a very wise somebody!
God bless your parents!!

Just wait for Children of Hate to disagree with the approval as they don't want security challenges in the country to stop.

Anything to discredit Buhari is a bae to them..

GBAMSOLUTELY to the above!

Okay

If you understand what community policing is and then juxtapose it with the nature, vastness and challenges of this country, you'd immediately see how these funds were approved "for the boys" to buy suya.

Half of the money will be used to propose a policy and the rest will disappear based on logistics
Don't expect to see anything tangible on ground based on this payout.

What's tha business?

How much of the proposed 13 billion will then go to the Fulani herdsmen terrorists who have vowed to set up theirs own security architecture all over the country ? In fact, no need to answer that question