Community policing: Kwara, Borno, Bauchi govts inaugurate committees- Some states in Nigeria have begun community policing - This is in line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari - The states are Borno, Bauchi and Kwara PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! In adherence to the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, some states in Nigeria have started inaugurating committees to supervise community policing. President Buhari earlier in August 2020 ordered states across the country to begin community policing as a way to curb rising insecurity. Premium Times reports that to kick-start the process, the president realised the sum of N13.3 billion. States that have begun the process are Kwara, Borno and Bauchi. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News on Legit.ng News App Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara on Tuesday, August 25, inaugurated the state's Community Policing Advisory Committee (CPAC). Read also Coronavirus: Traders reveal hike in cost of food items as Easter beckons The governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, also inaugurated a 21-member advisory committee on community policing on the same day. Borno state, which has been battling with the Boko Haram insurgency inaugurated the committee on Monday. The committee’s membership includes local hunters, civilian Joint Task Force, vigilance groups, and members of the civil society. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo had kicked against the idea of state funding community policing in Nigeria. Akeredolu said the Nigerian Governors' Forum would have to table the issue before President Muhammadu Buhari for his intervention. The governor argued that except the federal government allocates funds to states for this purpose, governors would be over-burdened with the task of running the project. Speaking on Wednesday, August 26, Akeredolu said: “The burden of states will keep increasing. We will be the ones that will fund community police. Where is the money going to come from? Read also Coronavirus: Engaging activities you can do to avoid boredom following the stay at home order “I am sure that they are taking this thing too far (that) governors will have to pay. We have argued this. They started by saying it will be voluntary, they are not going to pay." Moreover, as part of measures to improve the security situation in the country, President Buhari approved the sum of N13.3 billion for the commencement of community policing across the country. Laolu Akande, a spokesperson of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, August 20, disclosed that the government was already implementing measures to ensure the funds are utilized effectively. Nigerian community builds ultramodern Station for Police | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Some states in Nigeria have begun community policing - This is in line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari - The states are Borno, Bauchi and Kwara PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION Legit.ng