Ex- Army Chief, Experts Chart Ways To Curb Insecurity

Firm Seeks Host Communities’ Intervention

FORMER Director, Defence Information, Maj.- Gen. Chris Olukolade, and some security experts have decried the spate of insecurity in the country and made case for background check and other solutions to tackle the menace.

They spoke at a webinar organised by Background Check International ( BCI) themed ‘ Curbing Insecurity in Nigeria: The role of Background Check.

Security experts at the event included Chief Operating Officer ( COO), Academy Halogen, Dr. Adewale Adeagbo; Managing Director, BCI, Mr. Kola Olugbodi; Founder, Nanny Academy, Mrs. Amara Agbim and President, Neeyamo Inc., United States of America ( U. S. A.), Mr. Vivek Khana.

Harping on data harmonisation by security agencies, Olugbodi said that proper checks should be conducted on individuals as the first line of security to address the menace.

He advised Nigerians to appreciate the role played by background check in curbing insecurity and violent crimes in the country.

According to Olukolade, background check can provide information about the personnel manning the nation’s security apparatus.

Background check, he added, key to obtaining information about individuals’ integrity as well as profiling to verify their records and personalities.

Adeagbo advocated predictive, preventive and responsive strategies to curb insecurity, while Khana said that adequate information about security personnel is important.