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ABUJA – The Senate on Wednesday adopted the interim report of its Ad-hoc Committee on the National Security Summit.
The sessions, held at selected centres across the six geo-political zones, are to serve as a guide for the proposed National Security Summit scheduled for January 2026.
The adoption followed the presentation and consideration of the report by the Chairman of the committee and Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, during plenary.
The report called for a review of the nation’s security architecture, urging a shift in the fight against insecurity from a reactive to a proactive approach.
Presenting the report, Bamidele said participants identified key measures, including the establishment of state police, deployment of modern technology to combat terrorism, kidnapping and banditry, prosecution of sponsors of terrorism, and the adoption of cattle ranching.
The report noted that the prevailing practice of security agencies seeking solutions only after breaches occur does not instil a sense of safety among citizens.
It recommended improved inter-agency collaboration in intelligence gathering, information sharing and coordinated counter-terrorism operations.
“Participants called for an end to the practice of animals roaming freely in communities and proposed ranching as a solution to curb frequent clashes between farmers and armed herders,” the report stated.
It further stressed that communities must retain access to their ancestral lands, decrying the growing trend of foreigners invading and occupying such lands, often displacing indigenous populations.
To address the root causes of insecurity, the report called on the Federal Government to establish a special fund to tackle unemployment, poverty, corruption, drug abuse, hunger, illiteracy and radicalisation.
It also recommended the establishment of inter-religious and inter-ethnic bodies in communities to promote harmony, as well as the empowerment of traditional rulers to function effectively as leaders at the grassroots.
The report further addressed issues of mining regulation and the review of obsolete border laws to curb illegal migration and other activities threatening national security.
The recommendations were adopted by lawmakers without debate following the absence of a call by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
