Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has advised the federal government to provide adequate resources on the policing of the country’s borders.
The Governor who disclosed this at the Government House, Umuahia when he received in audience from the house committee on Army led by the chairman, Hon Rimamnde Shawulu, said there is need for the country to step up intelligence about criminals by properly equipping the police and other security agencies.
According to him, the country requires a holistic programme on intelligence, stating that Nigeria cannot make headway economically except the issue of security is adequately addressed.
He stated that the best way to check crime is to deploy resources in intelligence, adding that treating it within the confines of geographical boundaries would be missing the mark.
The Governor was of the view that Nigeria has not done the fundamental things as far as security is concerned and asserted that except the right things are done, deploying CCTV cameras in cities would amount to a useless venture.
He disclosed that Abia is doing its best in tackling crime and would continue to make the state safe for all .He further made public that his administration has started the profiling of communities in order to boost security in the areas, in addition to raising 10 able youths from each autonomous community in the state for community policing as well as set up an arbitration committee to handle issues of Fulani herdsmen.
Earlier in his speech, the chairman, House committee on Army, Hon Rimamnde Shawulu who said they were in the state on a fact finding visit to hear from the Governor following a motion on the floor of the house on the resurgence of kidnapping and other violent crimes in the state, added that they had engaged the state House of Assembly on the matter and would also meet with security chiefs in the state.