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With NCMD, Police Have Five Minutes To Respond To Kidnap Attacks – Presidency

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The National Crisis Management Doctrine (NCMD) will require that men of the Nigeria Police Force respond promptly to emergencies including armed robbery, kidnapping, and bandit attacks within five to 15 minutes.

Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, stated this during his appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily. 

“If these incidents happen – the time of response is counted in minutes – police must have five to 15 minutes to be there. That is the kind of thing you have there,” he said on Monday. “It is detailed and specific.”

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He equally said the new doctrine will aid inter-agency collaboration between the intelligence agencies and the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, and the Nigerian Airforce, amongst others.

The presidential spokesman said the NCMD will also ensure a quick response to “terrorism, natural disasters; earthquakes, floods, and what have you”.

“The emergency response agencies are fairly known to all of us such as the police, the Army, Air Force, Navy, the fire services, and national emergency response agencies at the technical level,” the media aide added.

On plans to carry state and local governments along, he said: “This new document envisages local emergency management.

“So, nobody needs to lie back and say local governments need to do nothing or state governments need not do anything. No, everyone will continue with their own but you need a ‘Big Brother’ to help you.”

According to him, the document, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, is a “revised offshoot or offset of the National Security Strategy”, describing it as a “welcome development”.

“It took international collaboration to produce a document,” he noted, adding that the input of other stakeholders including those in the private sector was obtained.

The signing of the document came amid rising security breaches such as killings and kidnappings. This pushed governors from the southern region to demand state police.

Aside from them, there has also been a widespread clamour from regional socio-political groups like Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, non-governmental organisations, and civil rights activists.

The National Assembly, led by Senator Ahmad Lawan, has, however, consistently rejected such calls amid ongoing constitutional amendments.

But speaking on plans to carry along state and local government authorities, Shehu said he was not sure if the new document has a work strategy and methodology for security networks established by states including the South-West Security Network code-named Amotekun; its South-East counterpart known as Ebubeagu, and the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards.

The new doctrine was launched Friday for the effective coordination of national emergency response amongst security agencies. The NCMD will be coordinated by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno.