Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State says curbing insecurity in the country would go beyond carrying guns.
This was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachukwu, on Thursday in Owerri.
According to the statement, the governor said this when he received the Management and Course 18 participants of the National Institute for Security Studies, NISS, at the Government House in Owerri.
He mentioned that to surmount insecurity would include a system of government from the grassroots where citizens will show interest and participate as well as putting preventive measures.
“The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma has maintained that insecurity in Nigeria can only be surmounted with an inclusive system of government from the grassroots where citizens will show interest and participate.
“Uzodimma canvassed this view when the Management and Course 18 participants of the National Institute for Security Studies ( NISS) paid him a courtesy visit at the New Exco Chambers, Government House Owerri on Wednesday.
“The Governor pointed out that; curbing insecurity goes beyond carrying guns to pursue aggrieved people, and opined that putting in place preventive measures remains the most effective solution to insecurity in the country,”; the statement said.
