‘Why Early Warning System Remains Vital in the South Region’
The development of dispute wide range worsened by the activities of agitators, separatists, and armed opposition groups has actually weakened public security and exposed neighborhoods to different dangers and attacks.
A group of specialists made this understood at a one-day Community Security Architecture Dialogue on Early Warning and Early Response in Rivers State.
Arranged by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy (CISLAC)/ IT-Nigeria with assistance from Open Society Foundation Africa (OSF-Africa) the discussion, targeted at enhancing regional involvement and broaden community-based early caution and early action network and system.
The specialists observed that hazards to human security in the South are driven by hardship, bad governance, youth joblessness, substance abuse, and ecological contamination.
“Common hazards to human security in this area consist of cultism, inheritance law, vulnerable activities of vigilante groups, sea piracy and break-in, land battles, electoral violence, artisanal oil refinery, land grabbing, scavengers, filthy oil politics, ungoverned areas.
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“The ignored repeating activities of cult groups combined with substance abuse in the South area likewise makes up a risk to human and neighborhood security.
“Delay in controling the activities of vigilante groups effects adversely on Community security and human rights, while backpedalling effective operationalisation of Early Warning system.
According to the professionals, it is essential to develop instant Early Warning Early Response Situation Rooms throughout the states in the South area to assist in an integrated reporting system and coordinate reaction to hazard signals.
“There is a requirement to redefine the function of vigilante groups through appropriate combination into neighborhood security architecture system with clearly-defined reporting requireds to reduce reported cases of human best abuse.
“Equally, mainstreaming Community Security Architecture as part of the basic requireds and duties of the Local Government authority to guarantee appropriate guidance and coordination is a must.
“Also crucial is magnifying public sensitisation and awareness on the recently promoted inheritance law for complete application to guarantee gender justice and equality is really crucial.” the specialists stated.