State police could curb farmer-herder conflicts, rural banditry – IPCR DG

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The head of Nigeria's Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution says state-level policing could help reduce farmer-herder violence and rural banditry through better local intelligence, community engagement, and faster responses. He cautioned that decentralized policing would need professional oversight and effective management.

The Director-General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Dr Joseph Ochogwu, has said that state policing could help address farmer-herder conflicts and rural banditry by improving local intelligence gathering, strengthening community engagement and reducing response times to security threats. Ochogwu, however, warned that decentralised policing must be professionally managed and subject to effective Read More: https://punchng.com/state-police-could-curb-farmer-herder-conflicts-rural-banditry-ipcr-dg/