In a proactive move to address the surge in cross-border crimes and related security challenges, the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command on Thursday hosted an emergency G-7 security meeting at the Police Resource Centre, Jabi, Abuja.

In attendance were the Commissioners of Police of the six states bordering the FCT, State Directors of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Commandants of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.

The G-7 committee represents a robust security architecture that unites the nation’s capital and its six neighboring states including Niger, Kogi, Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa, and Plateau, into a coordinated front against cross-border threats.

DAILY POST reports that there have been concerns over cross-border kidnapping, banditry, human and drug trafficking, proliferation of arms, car theft, religious extremism.

The meeting, according to a statement by the spokesperson of the command, Josephine Adeh critically reviewed progress made in combating cross-border crimes and examined both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies necessary to re-strategize and strengthen security responses across the affected states.

At the end of the deliberations, the Commissioners of Police and other security heads reiterated their collective commitment to sustaining proactive and intelligence driven measures that will ensure the safety and security of residents across the FCT and its neighboring states.

Commissioners of Police, DSS Directors, others in emergency security meeting in Abuja