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The Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has adopted the monthly interface that will address security challenges among prominent citizens and stakeholders as a means to achieving mediation and lasting peace in the state.
Inaugurating the forum, Plateau State Police Commissioner, Adekunle Oladunjoye, said the initiative is to involve multifaceted strata of the society, especially the respected and experienced leaders as part of the community policing strategies which is aimed at cross –fertilisation of ideas and advancing safer and secured society.
The Eminent Persons and Stakeholders’ Forum is established as a practical step in discussing security issues that will involve the people with the aim of enshrining community policing for effective security in the society.
The forum, comprising of traditional rulers, religious and community leaders, retired public servants, leaders of market women associations including youth leaders as well as transporter’s union leaders are to be meeting on monthly basis with resolutions passed to Police High Command for deliberations.
The inauguration witnessed comments from members of the forum, such as a traditional ruler, Yakubu Chaimang, the Director General of Plateau Peace Building Agency, Joe Lengmangs and a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mohamme Ali Jos.
They all gave various suggestions on the importance of such gathering towards having a secured society.
The regular meeting of the forum will assist in discussing security issues and challenges in the society as well as mediation and social control during security upheavals by sharing confidential information with the people and proffering solutions to the challenges with a view of having a secured society.
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