The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has called for stronger intelligence sharing and coordinated security operations among North-West states to tackle the region’s growing security challenges.
Disu made the call on Wednesday in Gusau, Zamfara State, while delivering the opening address at the North-West Security Summit.
The three-day summit brought together governors, traditional rulers, security chiefs, security experts, development partners, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to deliberate on banditry, kidnapping, arms proliferation, communal conflicts and farmer-herder tensions across the region.
The IGP stressed that no single security agency, government or institution could effectively tackle the security challenges confronting the North-West alone.
He therefore advocated stronger cooperation among states, improved intelligence sharing, coordinated security operations, enhanced border security, greater community engagement and effective early-warning mechanisms.
Disu also highlighted the importance of traditional institutions and local communities in providing credible intelligence and supporting efforts to prevent and combat crime.
The police chief cautioned security stakeholders against ethnic or religious profiling, stressing that criminality should not be associated with any particular ethnic or religious group.
He urged security agencies to focus on identifying and prosecuting criminal networks, their sponsors, arms suppliers, informants and other individuals facilitating criminal activities.
Disu reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to intelligence-led policing, technology-driven operations, rapid response and stronger inter-agency collaboration.
He challenged participants at the summit to ensure that its deliberations produce practical and measurable resolutions capable of strengthening security and protecting vulnerable communities across the North-West.
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