The member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency, Rt Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, has advocated for proper activation of Community Policing in Nigeria as a precusor for the establishment of State Police in the country.
Leading a seven-man delegation of heads of security committee members of Nigerian House of Representatives on a four day parliamentary exchange visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, Gagdi told their host that state police being practiced in Germany might not be feasible in Nigeria in the near future, because of its susceptibility to abuse by most of the State Governors but opined that taking advantage of the provision for Community Policing encapsulated in the new Police Act of 2020, will serve as a precusor to the establishment of State Police in due course.
The parliamentary exchange visit, facilitated by Konrad Adenauer Stiftfung (KAS), a development partner working with the House of Representatives on security reforms and capacity building, had availed the Nigerian delegation of the opportunity to study the German security architecture.
The four-day visit saw the delegation visiting important security agencies in the Federal Republic of Germany. The delegation visited the German Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Parliamentary Commissioner of the Armed Forces, Ministry of Interior, Federal and state police headquarters and the Federal Parliament of Germany, amongst others.
In each of the places visited, the host interface with the delegation, giving them insights into the operations of the various agencies and how such ideas can be replicated in legislative processes in Nigeria to strengthen the security architecture of the country.
As a security expert himself, Gagdi had noted the disparities in the workings of security agencies in the two countries, but admitted that the knowledge acquired during the visit has widen their horizons and left them better equipped as members of various security committees of the House of Representatives to fashion out qualitative enactments towards improving security in Nigeria.
The delegation arrived Berlin on the 24th November, 2024 completed its assignment today, 28th November, 2024 and due to return to Nigeria on Friday 29th November, 2024.
