Insecurity: Ekhomu Urges Traditional Rulers To Protect Their Communities

RENOWNED security expert, Ona Ekhomu has advised traditional rulers to provide effective leadership in the security of their domains,asawayof fulfilling their part of the social contract with their subjects. He said that exercising purposeful leadership in security managementof theirrespective communities would enhance the legitimacy of the traditional rulership institution and contribute to national security.

Speaking at the national conference on “Culture,peace andnationalsecurity:the Roleoftraditionalrulers” organized by the National Institute for Cultural Orientation yesterday, Ekhomu, providing a roadmap for security in Nigerian communities captioned “A-Z of the Role of Traditional Rulers in Security Management”, urged traditional rulers to take ownership of the security management of their domains. He told them to harness the critical resources available including law enforcement, military, youth age grades, prominent citizens from the area, etc. in the security architecture of the community. Ekhomu, who is the President of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria (AISSON), urged the rulers to embrace and support law enforcement authorities in their communities by building and donating police posts where possible. He advised traditional rulers in rural communities to support public security personnel by providing foodstuffs, rentfree housing and farm lands for subsistence farming.