CISLAC calls for information sharing among security agencies

The leadership of the Civil Society Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has emphasized the need to ensure information accessibility for all stakeholders within the defense and security sectors.

CISLAC said information sharing is essential to achieving budgetary transparency and fostering accountability within these critical sectors.

The organization stated this yesterday at a one-day workshop on improving external oversight and information disclosure in defence and security sector, highlighting that open access to information would enable better oversight and promote responsible governance, ultimately strengthening the nation’s defense infrastructure.

Focusing on public procurement, financing, and personal management, the exercise which took place in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, had participants from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp, (NSCDC), the Nigerian Police Force, the Academia, Civil Society Organizations, Women groups and Traditional Community and Community leaders.

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Speaking, the Project Manager, Jimoh Abubakar, said the issue of responsibility and accountability within the defence and security sector was of concern, stating that oversight is an important aspect that cannot be ignored.

Jimoh said the Nigerian state is grappling with a security crisis regardless of the increase in budget for defence and security sector.

“The increase in defence and security budget notwithstanding,  insecurity continues to linger in all the geo-political zones in Nigeria,” he said.

Adding that, “the defense and security sector spending is covered in secrecy, hence access to information is difficult.”