Security experts and key stakeholders have proposed fresh measures aimed at addressing Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and curbing ethnic profiling across the country.
The recommendations come as Nigeria continues to grapple with rising cases of kidnapping, banditry, terrorism and other security challenges that have intensified in recent months.
Despite ongoing military operations to contain the threats, incidents of violence and abductions remain a major concern, with many Nigerians still recalling the ordeal of schoolchildren abducted in Oyo State who remain in captivity.
At an event held on Wednesday, security analyst Kabiru Adamu and retired Brigadier-General Saleh unveiled two national draft toolkits designed to improve security management and social cohesion.
The documents include the **Anti-Ethnic Profiling and Stereotyping Toolkit for Security Communication** and a complementary framework aimed at guiding media reporting on security matters.
Speaking at the event, Bala explained that the draft frameworks also address emerging threats such as misinformation, disinformation, the misuse of artificial intelligence and the spread of online hate speech. He stressed that communication has the power either to foster peace and unity or to fuel division and conflict.
Kabiru Adamu, meanwhile, urged the government and relevant stakeholders to move beyond drafting policies and ensure the frameworks are fully implemented.
Also lending his voice, Professor Umaru Pate, a respected scholar of mass communication, described the initiative as an important step toward strengthening collaboration between security agencies and the media while contributing to efforts to tackle insecurity nationwide.
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