The Emir of Dutse in Jigawa State, Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi has revealed that the involvement of traditional rulers in crisis management would have helped resolve most issues that plunged into violence in Nigeria.
The emir said this in the wake of the crisis that trailed the peaceful #EndSARS protests across the country; resulting in the loss of lives and destruction of properties.
Muhammad Sanusi who made this known when he received the Minister of Water Resources, Engineer Suleiman Adamu at his palace in Dutse, the state capital on Monday, insisted that police brutality will continue until the recruitment and training process of the Force is corrected.
The Emir also stressed the need to train and retain police officers on how best they can use arms and resolve crisis without using force or violence on citizens.
He said, “If they were involving traditional rulers in all aspects of crisis management, most of these problems could not have happened and at times, even if you talk to them, they would not listen.
“Initially, traditional rulers were involved in police recruitment process in order to ascertain the behavior and character of each candidate.
“And we have to train and retain our police officers on how best they can use arms and resolve crisis without using force.
“Security forces nowadays don’t have knowledge on how to amicably resolve issues but using gun power.
“Recently, three persons were shot dead by police in Dutse in a simple case that can be resolved easily.
