A former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, yesterday urged inclusion of traditional rulers in tackling insecurity in Nigeria.
Arase made the call at a security summit orgsnised by Amalgamated Afemai Forum held in Auchi, Edo State.
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Arase described the traditional institution as an integral component needed to solve insecurity, saying that traditional rulers have better knowledge of their domains.
He said sustainable peace cannot be achieved without the active engagement of the royal fathers in the fight against insecurity and other social vices.
“The traditional rulers are the eyes of the people in their various communities
“We have to go back to incorporate traditional institutions into our security architectures.
“Taking away the security from the traditional rulers to local government chairmen is responsible for the insecurity in the country,” he said.
Arase reiterated calls for community policing, while canvassing synergy among all security agencies to address the challenges.
Governor Godwin Obaseki, represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr Jimoh Ijegbai, said: “We’ve set up a security network with the local vigilantes to protect lives and properties.”
Earlier, the convener of the programme, Bright Aregs, said the summit was to discuss the insecurity in Edo North and to proffer solutions to it.
