The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has said that the report on National Policy on Public Safety and Security will help to address internal security challenges in the country.
Danbazau said this on Tuesday in Abuja after receiving the report of the committee on National Policy on Public Safety and Security.
The committee was inaugurated by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He expressed optimism that the report would proffer solution to most of the knotty internal security challenges in the country.
”While applauding the in-depth of submissions contained in this report, I am also confident that this security document will seamlessly retool the nation’s internal security,” he said.
The minister said that an ad-hoc committee would immediately be set up to review the recommendations and suggest modalities for its implementation.
He also called on all security stakeholders to key into the project so as to have an enhanced and holistic internal security mechanism in the country.
Earlier, Chairman of the committee, Prof. Femi Odekunle,explained that the body was inaugurated to facilitate the development of a national policy for public safety and security.
“Our task was to provide road map and rules of engagement for security agencies on matters relating to internal security in the country.
“We took cognisance of the terms of reference which among others, entail assigning of roles and responsibilities to stakeholders within the individual and community in matters pertaining to public safety,” he said.
Odekunle said that the committee made copious research and broad-based consultation both locally and internationally in coming up with the report which were in two volumes.
He said the report was premised on the over line policy frame that internal security was a matrix that required cohesive approach. (NAN)