Implement Police Act 2020, groups tell FG

 At an open forum on public safety held on Tuesday in Abuja, security experts from the National Assembly Business Environment Round Table, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, and the CLEEN Foundation offered suggestions for the Federal Government and the Nigeria Police Force regarding the implementation of the Police Act 2020.

On September 16, 2020, President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired), who had previously signed the Nigeria Police Act 2004 into law, repeated it again.

The Act establishes rules and orders for an efficient and effective police force based on the values of responsibility, openness, respect for human rights, neighborhood policing, and collaboration with other security organizations etc.

The Commissioner, Human Rights, Police Service Commission, Barrister Rommy Mom said that the Federal Government needs to do more than just pass laws and orders; it also needs to put policies and Acts into practice. She was speaking at the event, "Open forum for public safety: Towards the implementation of the Police Act 2020," which was organized by NASSBER and NESG in collaboration with the CLEEN Foundation.

The Police Trust Fund has to start functioning and complying with procedures since it is still just an idea on paper, he added. Numerous procedures must be followed, however, the Police Service Commission serves as the main monitoring tool.