Arase Proffers Scientific Approach By Law Enforcement Agencies To Tackle Crime

By Ayodele Oni

Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Solomon Arase has bemoaned challenges confronting the Nigeria Police on carrying out its constitutional duties, saying scientific approach is best option.

Arase who played host to a delegation from the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria, in Abuja noted that crime has evolved to become highly scientific on a global scale, necessitating a scientific approach from law enforcement agencies.

Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani quoted Arase in a statement on Sunday that oversight responsibilities have become vast and challenging.

“The PSC Chairman mentioned cyberbullying, criminal financial/banking attacks, and other complex crimes threatening various sectors of the nation’s fledgling democracy.”

According to him, crime across the world has become highly scientific, requiring those involved in combating it, the police, to adopt a scientific approach.

He noted that addressing these challenges requires proper equipment and training.

He added that both the Police and the Commission need to quickly step up to contain these emerging challenges, adding that these two government agencies should also be properly equipped and trained to successfully carry out their constitutional mandates.

He insisted that policing should be more visible at the local level, especially at the Divisional centers that have unfortunately been abandoned, creating a lot of ungoverned spaces where non-state actors have taken over.

He emphasized the need for continuous recruitment of policemen to populate the communities and regain control over the ungoverned spaces to restore security of lives and properties across the nation.

Arase said the commission would partner with the Institute to combat the menace of the emerging financial and other crimes in the country.

He promised that officials of the Institute would be used as resource persons at Police Colleges, exposing trainees to cybercrime and other complex crime prevention at that level.