By Anolu Vincent/Owerri
Mankind has traditionally been security conscious in any environment he finds himself, in recognition of the fact that life is precious and has no duplicate.
Growth and development in any part of the biosphere is predicated on reliable security network which not only emboldens man to settle down, contrive and evolve policies and programmes to realize a stated objective but also spares him from both internal and external aggression.
Guided by the philosophy of the indispensability of dependable security structure, men of the pristine stone age even went further to erect locally fabricated fence around their homes to ward off wild animals that could strike unexpectedly while hunting for games and preys.
It is however an irony of fate that contemporary societies, despite the influences of western technology in the provision of the basic needs of man have had to contend the nagging problem of security.
The consequences of fragile and vitiated security structure in most nations of the world had necessitated the ever increasing annual budgetary allocations for security management.
Unfortunately, available indices indicate that there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel, leading to fresh contrivances and relentless clamour for collaborations between the government and the organized private sector to tackle the menace.
Against this background, a non-governmental organization (NGO) “Cleen Foundation,” which aims at promoting public safety, security and accessible justice in the country and the West African sub-region has come up with some far reaching measures to curb the social malaise.
According to the Executive Director, ‘Keni Okenvodo, society needs to be well secured when the government in power evolves and sustains economic policies and programmes capable of preventing crises and conflicts.
According to her, security is about the survival, positive conditions of human existence, about peace, development, justice, whose absence creates the condition for conflict and insecurity.
The NGO boss made the observation at a two-day summit on “Security and Governance challenges in the South East” held in Owerri.
One cannot agree less with the NGO that 14 years after the restoration of elected civilian government, serious security and governance challenges had persisted at the federal, state and local levels in the country.
This unquestionably has been “exacerbated by the increasing spate of armed violence and banditry over widening space and territories and apparent inability of the security forces to restore law and order, bring the perpetrators to justice and reassure traumatized public.”
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