EGO FINGERED AS DESCTUCTIVE TO NIGERIA’S SECURITY BY HENRY IBYA,ABUJA

Self Ego has been identified as a Major Factor hindering working synergy between different security forces that is needed for effective security of lives and property in the country.

   

“The Army would say that they cannot work together with the Police because they are more superior, while the Police refused to recognize  civil defense on the grounds that the NCDSC is just new and inferior with the Air force, customs, Navy and the immigration feeling that they are more decent” has caused challenges in harnessing the unity that is needed to provide results for effective security system.

 Chairman Abuja municipal council (AMAC) Hon. Mika Y. Jiba made the observation in Abuja while speaking at a stakeholder’s forum on the protection of critical infrastructures, vandalism/oil theft and private companies in Abuja municipal council Area (AMAC) organized by the Divisional office of the Nigeria security and civil defense corps (NSCDC).

Hon. Jiba who is also the ALGON chairman of the council areas of Abuja noted that one way to overcome security challenges facing the country  was for the forces to come together adding that the involvement of stakeholders in discussing security problems  to chat a new course was a right step in the right direction.

He also maintained that security issue is  a sensitive matter that cannot be tackled by one person but collectively.

The chairman who lauded the efforts of the organizers for doing a thorough job while calling on both farmers, wheel barrow  pushers, traditional rulers and the general public to join hands with the forces to enable them overcome security challenges in order to chase both armed robbers and vandals out of Abuja Municipal Council Area also called on other Forces to not only remember that in unity we stand but in division we fall implored them to emulate what the civil defense has done as a way of ensuring effective security system.

Representatives of the Police, SSS, and traditional rulers in their separate contributions emphasized the need for the media to be also  involved in passing information to the general public as the government they suggest should motivate the youths by creating Jobs  as well as providing the  environment for  private guards to thrive  by paying them reasonable salaries.

They argued that because of poor remuneration most private guards become ready willing tools in the hands of criminals who used them ,adding that most crimes committed happen with the consent of insiders.

They also suggested that both traditional rulers and members of the public should learn to be prompt in giving out information when things happen so that hoodlums will be tracked down adding that the issue of security should be  a collective responsibility.

  

The stakeholders also advocated for strict monitoring by relevant authorities and companies that are given out licenses to operate security guard outfit  adding that when the society grows security should be ahead because without security the society will be in chaos .

In a paper presented by the Divisional  Commandant of the corps, CSC Chris Urrah, while highlighting other functions of the corps to include registration of private guards, maintenance of peace and order, monitoring   of private guards, periodic organization of workshops, and training of private guards, 24 hours surveillance  on Federal and state infrastructures, arrest, detain, investigate and institute legal proceedings on behalf of government, criminals, rioters, civil disorder among other roles they perform also noted  that it is in line with the provisions of the constitution that the civil defense decided to carry along the stakeholders in the business to ensure that they were kept abreast with up to date legislation to actualize collaboration and synergy in fighting crime, vandalism of critical infrastructure and national  assets as well as arresting any ugly situation of crime and oil theft.

He disclosed that  properties worth about   about 400,000 barrels of crude oil worth millions of dollars is being lost on daily basis.

He also added  that lack of communication gadgets and other working tools, patrol vans, office and residential accommodation for both the NSCDC AMAC divisional headquarters and outpost spread all over the municipal area has caused setback to effective operation and called on the management of AMAC to come to their aid.