Speaking at the ongoing three-day peace and security summit alongside launching of a special security task force, Operation Hattara, in Gombe, yesterday, Baba described crime as dynamic that must be tackled with all sense of alertness.
According him, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), under his watch, has identified this and never ignored community policing and relationship with traditional rulers and other stakeholders.
He said: “NPF considers it imperative that community leaders and associations must work together to ensure improved safety across the country.
“Community engagements like this falls perfectly within my leadership plans.”
The summit, he noted, came at the time the police force was deepening resources to work with states in stemming security challenges.
Governor Muhammadu Yahaya of Gombe State said the summit was to provide an opportunity for a carefully selected cohort of experts, security personnel, government officials and other strategic stakeholders and community leaders to aggregate and explore pressing internal security issues to identify new security and community pathways of mitigating them for lasting peace and stability.
“We are all aware that our dear country is passing through a delicate period of immense security and economic challenges and risks. Criminals all over the country are determined to threaten the nation’s values, destroy means of livelihood and make life brutish and miserable.”
“Since year 2010, our gallant security forces have been battling to contain a brutal insurgency waged by the Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, which rapidly spread to other states in the North. Although, the collective effort of our men and women in uniform has succeeded in stopping the bombing campaigns of the insurgents, the colossal human and economic damage caused to our communities is still with us,” he said.
He, however, scored Gombe high in security.
“If we take a look at the Nigeria Security Tracker published monthly by Eons Intelligence (a reputable risk and security consulting organisation), Gombe has recorded the least incidences of killings, kidnapping and other violent crimes during the first quarter of 2022,” he added, appreciating the combined security forces in the state for the feat recorded so far.
