Obasa tasks community, security agencies on synergy against insecurity

The Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has called for a firm synergy between security agencies and communities through apt information sharing.

He made the call on Wednesday at the 17th Annual Hijrah Lecture held in the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex, Alausa, Lagos.

Obasa said while government and security agencies have the duty of protecting lives and property, citizens must also support efforts to ensure safety.

“While leaders have responsibilities regarding security, citizens also have a duty to collaborate with leaders and security agencies to ensure a safer society,” he said.

He urged community leaders, local government chairmen, religious leaders, vigilante groups, the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps, and civil society organisations to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities.

Earlier, the Chairman of the Organising Committee for the 2026 edition of the hijrah lecture, Hon. Ibrahim Ajani, urged Nigerians to reject violence and criminality and show patriotism in their daily lives.

Adding that citizenship demands their enormous collaboration to ensure security, even as it is about enjoyment of rights guaranteed in the constitution.

In his lecture, Air Commodore (Dr.) Lukeman Abiodun, former Director of Islamic Affairs at the Nigerian Air Force, said security and citizenship are inseparable in Islam, stressing the sanctity of human life and peaceful coexistence.
He also noted ongoing joint military operations is aimed at defeating terrorists and restoring peace.

Other guest lecturers, Sheikh Abdurraheem Abdullahi Salaty and Sheikh Bukhari Ahmad Ayinla, corroborated the call for synergy, while charging all gathered at the annual lecture that government alone cannot guarantee security, and urging citizens to support peace, justice, and lawful redress.