Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 12 in Bauchi Tunde Ogunsakin has said proper enforcement of laws will checkmate terrorism and corruption.
Ogunsakin, according to a statement, spoke at the 33rd International Symposium on Economic Crime at the Jesus College, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
The police chief, who delivered a paper, titled: “Compliance versus Organised Crime and Terror,” said the act of terrorism had become a common phenomenon.
He said: “In Nigeria, terrorism has become rampant and taken a major toll. Communal living in Nigeria frowns on organised crimes, such as terrorism, oil bunkering, money laundering and others.
“This cannot be totally divulged from the impact of globalisation that has taken a centre stage in interstate relationship globally. The effect and impact of organised crimes in Nigeria is enormous. It affects the development of the country and discourages investment, particularly in the area of insecurity, Organised Crimes had eroded the people’s conscience .”
Ogunsakin noted that terrorism constituted an infringement and intentional deprivation of the citizens’ right to life as enshrined in Section 33 (1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
“They wreck severe havoc on human and material resources. The courts must be able to fast track trials to deliver judgments early enough in order to act as deterrent to others. There are trials that have been on for over two years that till date there is no judgment, yet matters of this sort are not supposed to be allowed to linger before judgement is delivered”, AIG Ogunsakin said.
He said the approach of the police in tackling organised crimes and terrorism has shifted the emphasis from reactive policing strategies to intelligence-led policing strategy.
“The approach has enhanced our investigative and prosecutorial competence, sharpen our operational competence to fashion a professional synergy with other components of the Joint Task Force and to explore the best international practice towards management of internal security challenges of the nature posed by organised crime and terrorism.
“Our conviction is that it is only when these initiatives are fully optimised that the professional ability of the police to attain its counter-terrorism mandate within the rule and within international best practice can be guaranteed.”
He sought greater cooperation for the police in terms of skill acquisition, training and technicalities.
“For us to achieve this goal in the most professional manner, operatives must constantly be exposed to the highest level of training to grapple with the dynamics of the intelligence world.This is expedient because intelligence-gathering is an intellectually-demanding and technology-driven venture, which demands constant training and re-training.”
The event was chaired by Mr. Robert Rhodes (Queens Counsel), Outer Temple Chambers, Recorder of the Crown Court of England and Wales and Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple, UK.
Nigerian delegates in attendance, included Supreme Court Justices; Olu Ariwoola and Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, among others.
Source:THE NATION
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