By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) in a bid to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders on Advocacy, organized a CEHRD Staff and Alliance Members Advocacy Accelerated Training for State Institutions, Civil Society Organizations and its staff members in Port Harcourt. The training is part of CEHRD's effort to have a seamless relationship with River State Agencies and CSOs to actualize a State Standard of Operation to strengthen the implementation of The Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law in Rivers State. Speaking after the event, Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) Project Lead for Strengthening the Implementation of VAPP Law in Rivers State, Mr. Josiah Egbilika remarked that it was necessary to build the capacity of State Institutions, CSOs and its Staff Members on Advocacy. He noted that the training was necessary to build a collaborative efforts towards actualizing the common...
By: Lanre Olagunju When news broke that the children abducted from the Oriire Community had been rescued, it brought a collective sigh of relief across the country. For their families, the nightmare had finally ended. For the security personnel involved, it was the successful conclusion of what must have been days of painstaking intelligence gathering, operational planning and immense personal risk. But as the celebrations subside, perhaps the more important question is not simply how the children were rescued, but what the operation tells us about the future of security in Nigeria. For years, insecurity was viewed through institutional silos, with successful operations judged by which agency deserved the credit. Yet criminals do not distinguish between the police, the military or intelligence services; they exploit gaps between agencies, making the growing culture of inter-agency collaboration one of the most encouraging developments in Nigeria’s security architecture. The Oriire...