Nigeria Society for Criminology (NSC) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give priority to the security of life and property in the country.
The society in a communiqué made available to newsmen in Ibadan by the national organising committee chairman, Dr Oludayo Tade, after its maiden International Conference with the theme: “Security, Democratic Governance and Development in Nigeria”, said security and good governance were vital to having sustainable development in Nigeria
The communique stressed the importance of solving the problems of corruption from top to bottom to engender sustainable development.
It emphasised the need for criminologists in Nigeria to make their voices count in policy issues and offer evidence-based suggestions on how best to navigate security challenges.
During the conference, the convener and renowned criminologist, Professor Etannibi Alemika who is also the chairman of the Board of Trustees of NSC expressed happiness that the idea of Nigeria Society for Criminology eventually came to fulfilment while extolling the contributions of many frontline criminologists.
Alemika urged criminologists to ensure that they communicate their research findings to relevant government agencies and organisations for impactful uptake to guide formulation of evidence based policies.
The society expressed the hope of widening to bring on board security practitioners from the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Department of Security Services (DSS), the Army and relevant stakeholders such as CLEEN Foundation.
