In its commitment to national economic development and as a demonstration of its support for enterprise ideas and strategic innovations to tackle the current national security challenges, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered with The Nigeria Police and The Sun Newspaper to host National Security Summit 2015. Themed “Community Partnership Approach to Internal Security and Crime Management”, the summit is scheduled to hold on Monday, August 17, 2015, at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Central Area 11, Herbert Macaulay Way, Abuja.
This Summit is billed to be a platform to further pull support for The Nigeria Police and law enforcement agencies in the renewed drive by the presidency to tackle current national security challenges. The Summit would have in attendance over two hundred participants from traditional institutions, professional and corporate bodies, community based organisations, opinion leaders, civil societies, non-state actors as well as strategic stakeholders in Nigeria.
The Summit will be graced by His Excellency, President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR; The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, FDC, NPM; His Eminence, Sa’ad Abubakar III, The Sultan of Sokoto; alongside other eminent Nigerians slated to deliver keynote addresses, and participate as discussants in the panel session.
According to the Executive Director North for FirstBank, Mr. Dauda Lawal, the Bank is not oblivious of the present security challenges in the country. The Bank would continue to support initiatives that will abate crime and build a safer nation.