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Ex-CP Charges FG On Insecurity
A former Commissioner of Police, Mr Lawrence Alobi, says the Federal Government requires strong political will to tackle insecurity.
He told The Tide source yesterday in Abuja that “government must have the political will to tackle insecurity in the country as security and policing are technologically-driven.’’
‘The Federal Government should have the political will to adequately fund security agencies and also train operatives for effective service delivery.
“If the money stolen by unscrupulous politicians was used to purchase equipment for security agencies, we will not be where we are today,’’ he said.
The ex-commissioner noted that corruption had contributed immensely to insecurity in the country.
Alobi said that if government used drones to monitor the environment, it would go a long way to check insecurity.
He noted that government also needed to secure the country‘s porous borders to check the influx of illegal migrants and the proliferation of small arms.
Alobi urged Nigerians to contribute their own part by volunteering genuine information to security agencies.
“Crime is an aggression against the people and not against the Federal Government alone,’’ he said.
He also called on the media to enlighten citizens on the need to contribute to the fight against insecurity.
He said that traditional rulers also had roles to play in the fight against insecurity as custodians of tradition and cultures of their societies.
“If there is no peace in their domains, they cannot rule. They have critical roles to play to ensure that peace prevails in their communities.
“They have no power to adjudicate over criminal cases, but they can work hand in hand with security agencies by volunteering genuine information,’’ he said.
On the role of police in internal security, Alobi said an untrained police officer was a threat to the society and to the police.
He said police officers required capacity building and training on professional conduct to imbibe democratic norms and values.
Alobi urged police management to retrain officers on democratic policing to avoid conflict with the people.
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The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Peters Nwagor, has commended the orderly conduct of the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in the state and urged schools to sustain the standard.
Dr. Nwagor gave the commendation on Tuesday during a monitoring tour of selected secondary schools in Port Harcourt and environs where the WAEC exam is ongoing.
The commissioner, who was accompanied by directors and monitors from the Ministry of Education, said he was impressed with the peaceful atmosphere at the centres visited.
“The students conducted themselves properly and wrote their papers under conducive conditions. Invigilators and supervisors also performed their duties professionally,” he stated.
Nwagor noted that the Rivers State Government had invested heavily to ensure the smooth and credible conduct of the examination across the state
He urged candidates to reciprocate government’s effort by shunning all forms of examination malpractice and focusing on their studies.
“Government has done so much to ensure successful examinations in our schools. Students should take advantage of it by remaining focused,” the commissioner said.
While no case of malpractice was recorded in the centres inspected, Dr. Nwagor warned that any principal, teacher, invigilator, or official caught aiding malpractice would face strict sanctions in line with regulations.
He also commended school administrators, teachers, WAEC officials, and security personnel for upholding the integrity of the process.
Centres visited included County Grammar School, Ikwerre/Etche; Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri; Government Secondary School, Borokiri; and Pabod Model Secondary School.