Suleiman Abba
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Suleiman Abba in his resolve to bring to an end, the pervasive communal clashes that have plaque different parts of the nation, Wednesday set up the “Nigeria Police Committee on Prevention and Management of Communal Clashes”.
The Ag IGP made the announcement during a working visit to Kaduna state.
A statement by Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu says; “The Committee is co-chaired by four Assistant Inspectors General of Police and has its terms of reference among others as follows:
“To encourage and facilitate dialogue among warring parties; Conduct mediation meetings with aggrieved parties with a bid to peacefully resolving declared differences.
“Development and application of early warning mechanisms and systems of threats of communal clashes.
“Mediation and application of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services to avert conciliate and or resolve observed/reported communal disputes before they escalate.”
The committee has twelve other members drawn from the six geo-political zones of the country.
Kaduna is one of the states where occasional inter-communal clashes are recorded.
Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau are also some of the worst-hit states in recent years.
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