Minister of state police affairs set to host town hall security meeting



 By Oluwatope Lawanson

The Minister of State, Police Affairs, Hon. Imaam Sulaiman-Ibrahim is set to host a town hall security meeting aimed at strengthening the community policing strategy and capacity in the country.

This is geared towards the upliftment of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, especially in the area of security.

According to a statement which was signed by the minister, the meeting holding on Dec. 11, at Lagos Continental Hotel, Kofo Abayomi, Victoria Island, Lagos by 11.00am has the theme: "Community Policing: Building a Safer Nigeria Together".



"The town hall meeting will yield several significant outcomes, including enhanced collaboration among stakeholders, actionable policy insights.

"It will also trengthen public trust in policing efforts, and the development of concrete strategies for community policing, which are all in alignment with the President"s Renewed Hope Police Transformation Agenda.

"The Honorable Minister, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim has hit the ground running since her appointment in the Police Affairs ministry with innovative ideas and winning solutions.

Her most recent approach to policing is the forum which 'aims to foster an environment of collaboration and commitment to achieving a safer Nigeria through effective policing and community engagement," the statement reads.

The minister said the Townhall Security Meeting was envisioned as a dynamic and inclusive platform that soughts to encourage open dialogue and collaboration among government agencies, law enforcement bodies, and the community.'

She added that the key themes to be discussed during the event included exploring community-driven policing models, fostering partnership between law enforcement agencies and local communities.

She disclosed that strategies for continual development of the Nigeria Police ecosystem to ensure professionalism and adherence to human rights standards would also be highlighted.

She said: In the light of this, the Board Member of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr Ayo Ogunsan, renowned for his thorough commitment to supporting security agencies in the country alongside Remilekun Banigbe have been saddled with the task of contact and mobilization of policy stakeholders across all sectors to attend the Town Hall Meeting.

Sulaiman-Ibrahim therefore, called on all policy stakeholders to take the Town Hall meeting of priority attendance.

'I will appreciate your presence at the Town Hall, as we engage with cross sectional members of the Lagos community.

Your insights will contribute significantly to the shared vision for community policing and identification of actionable strategies to further strengthen public trust.

Hehehe.

Any town hall meeting without mental evaluation of Nigeria police force teams is useless.
Most of these guys are not emotionally stable and will remain so if nothing is done.

Another aspect they should work on is the pay of these men. They are under paid and will continue to be corrupt if it doesn't improve.

You are talking about working close with community are you joking. Give them any information and see how they will sale the information and put your life in danger.

Bring in reforms that will better the lives of men of the force first,then you can go on to do this.