By Our Correspondent
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has been honoured with the Award of Excellence in Security Governance by the Institute of Security and Strategic Studies (ISSS).
The award was presented at the North-West Conference on Community Security Management and Crime Prevention organised by the institute in Kaduna State.
The conference brought together government officials, security and intelligence agencies, traditional and religious leaders, academics, researchers, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to deliberate on emerging security challenges and ways of building safer and more resilient communities across the North-West.
According to the institute, Governor Yusuf was recognised for his commitment to public safety, support for security institutions, community engagement, crime prevention, institutional coordination, responsiveness to emerging security threats, and promotion of peace and stability in Kano State and the wider North-West.
The governor was represented at the event by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, FISS, who expressed his appreciation to the institute for the recognition.
Waiya described the award as a significant honour and an encouragement to the Kano State Government to sustain its efforts towards protecting lives and property, enhancing community safety and promoting peace and stability across the state.
He said the Yusuf administration had continued to work with security agencies, traditional institutions, religious and community leaders, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to strengthen the state’s security architecture.
The commissioner stressed that effective security governance required more than the efforts of security agencies, noting that communities and other stakeholders had important roles to play through intelligence sharing, community engagement, early intervention, youth engagement and institutional collaboration.
He said the recognition of Governor Yusuf should also encourage leaders across the North-West to strengthen community-based security initiatives, intelligence development, crime prevention, youth engagement and partnerships with security institutions.
In his keynote presentation, Dr Muhammad Ali called for an integrated and community-based approach to security governance, saying sustainable peace could only be achieved through effective collaboration between communities and security institutions.
He also advocated the establishment and strengthening of structured early-warning and early-response mechanisms to enable communities and security agencies to identify emerging threats, respond promptly and prevent conflicts from escalating.
The conference ended with a call for stronger collaboration among communities, security institutions, government authorities, traditional and religious leaders, civil society organisations and other stakeholders towards building safer, peaceful and resilient communities across the North-West.
