Insecurity: Shekarau Advocates Inclusion of SSS, NDLEA Into States’ Security C’ttee
POLITICS DIGEST – The Senator representing Kano Central in the Senate, Ibrahim Shekarau has advocated for the inclusion of the Department of State Service (DSS) as a member of the State Security Council.
He stated this while contributing to a debate on national security on the floor of the upper chamber recently.
Senator Shekarau observed that the Director of State Security as well as the State comptroller of National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) should equally form part of the security composition in their respective states.
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The Senator also called for the inclusion into the committee the three senators representing the state to represent their respective zones in it.
Earlier, the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Security Challenges has called for the decentralization of the Nigeria Police Force as a way of improving efficiency aimed at addressing the problem of insecurity bedeviling the country.
Consequently, the upper chamber recommended to the executive arm of government that the Police Command structure be decentralized with operational and budgetary powers vested in the zonal commands.
These formed part of recommendations contained in the report of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Security Challenges.
The Chamber also recommended that all Joint operations should be carried out strictly in accordance with extant operational procedures provided in the Armed Forces Act.
