Executive Director, Conscience for Human Rights and Conflicts Resolution (CHRCR), Comrade Idris Miliki Abdul, has called on traditional rulers to take inventory of visitors in their domains and get acquainted with what they are engaged in.
Reacting to recent cases of insecurity in Kogi state, CHRCR called on security agencies to put machineries in place to arrest the situation.
In a statement issued in Lokoja on Saturday, CHRCR described recent cases of killing and kidnapping in Kogi state as worrisome and condemnable.
The Executive Director stressed that security is everyone’s business and urged citizens to provide timely and accurate information to the relevant security services in the state.
CHRCR called on local government authorities to organize townhall meetings on security and form synergy among themselves.
It is said allocation and sales of land to visitors should be properly checked.
“We call on State Government to review its security strategies in the face of current development in the state as violent extremism is gaining momentum,” the statement read.
CHRCR condoled with families of those who lost their lives as a result of these unfortunate development.
