Demand accountability from defence, safety handlers – CISLAC costs Nigerians

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has recognized gaps in Nigeria’s safety structure and requested the individuals to start to actively demand accountability from these dealing with safety points.

The organisation which mentioned at a media workshop within the Adamawa State capital on Thursday that crimes and anti-social acts beforehand unimagined have develop into the norm, blamed it on flaws within the nation’s dealing with of safety issues.

Govt Director of the organisation, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), in an deal with on the ‘Media Workshop on Defence Anti-Corruption Reportage, Civil House and Oversight’ which was held in Yola, spoke of unsuitable and extended deployment of personnel in battle discipline, lack of transparency and accountability in fund administration, procurement and challenge implementation, personnel recruitment course of, personnel welfare, sub normal kits and tools, as among the many gaps harming the combat towards insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, amongst different vices.

Difficult Nigerians of their varied callings to play their half in concerted efforts towards insecurity, the CISLAC govt director mentioned, “We should not sit and watch a corrupt few embezzle cash meant for the welfare of safety personnel, procurement of arms and ammunition.

“Many individuals recognized and unknown to us have been killed, maimed, kidnapped, robbed of their family members, properties and sources of livelihood. Terrorist assaults and kidnappings for outrageous ransom has develop into a norm in Nigeria. The query is: who would be the subsequent sufferer?

“We should start to query the actions and inactions of the federal government and to demand accountability for budgetary allocations meant for defence and safety. It’s time that the search for reform in our defence and safety establishments transcends from mere phrases to an all-inclusive participation within the formulation and efficient implementation of insurance policies.”

The media workshop in Yola which attracted reporters largely from Adamawa and another North East states, was designed to boost the information of journalists on possible areas throughout the defence and safety sector budgetary course of and expenditures, for efficient investigative journalism.

Demand accountability from defence, safety handlers – CISLAC costs Nigerians