The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) has urged the Federal Government to adopt the security models of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Brazil to combat the country’s worsening insecurity and protect Nigerians from terrorists, bandits and other criminals.
To achieve this, the corps said the Federal Government should recognise that national security is an expansive ecosystem requiring specialised auxiliary agencies, rather than placing the burden entirely on a few kinetic, heavily armed formations.
The corps also canvassed the need for the government to look beyond conventional methods and embrace strategic, non-kinetic partnerships in tackling the worsening insecurity to reduce tension across the country.
Addressing the media on Friday in Abuja on the state of the nation, the National Commandant of the corps, Dr Dickson Ameh Akoh, said Nigeria’s contemporary security threats can be more effectively addressed by fully integrating the economic and administrative doctrine of the division of labour into its defence framework.
According to him, “Forcing overstretched conventional security agencies to stray from their primary mandates to cover every soft target dilutes operational focus, fuels jurisdictional friction and leaves vital spaces vulnerable.
He explained that by embracing a multi-tiered approach that utilises auxiliary structures for non-kinetic interventions, the nation can optimise grassroots surveillance while allowing the military and police to concentrate fully on high-level combat and specialised policing.
Akoh observed that by deliberately engaging the country’s “vast youth population in structured, intelligence-driven civil defence, we can effectively secure our vulnerable spaces and restore lasting peace to Nigeria.”
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