Community Policing: Collaboration Between Traditional, State Authorities Most Imperative — Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 11, 2019
President MuhammaduBuhari says that collaboration between traditional and State’s authorities iscrucial in community policing.
Buhari, represented byVice-President Yemi Osinbajo, made this submission while declaring open the2019 General Assembly of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria,in Abuja.
He said that the vastnetwork of confidence  open totraditional institutions were uniquely-positioned to provide government withvaluable intelligence that could help detect criminal activities early andprevent, or stop such, before they escalated.
Buhari said that the2018 National Drug Use Survey indicated that there were 14.3 million drug usersbetween the ages of 15 and 64.
Buhari said that thefigures were stark and their implications dire, as substance addiction posed aclear danger to public health and public safety.