The United States Institute of Peace has suggested multi track approach to the Nigeria authority to address security challenges bedeviling the nation.
Speaking at a Day Strategic North East Regional Stakeholders’ meeting in Yola, the Country Representative of the Institute, Dr. Chris Kwaja, said if this approach is adopted by the federal government it would end the security threats confronting some part of the country.
Critical stakeholders converged in the northeast region of the country which has had it’s fair share in the security challenges bedeviling the country.
The meeting which was jointly organised by the Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University, Yola, with the United States Institute for Peace, on Fostering Effective Synergy for Peace Building brought Peace Actors in the North East of Nigeria together.
The major focus is to look for a way in which peace can be restored to the zone badly confronted with deadly activities of insurgency, herders/farmers clashes.
Speaking at the occasion the Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration (DVC) of the Moddibo Adama University Yola professor Ja’afaru Inuwwa said that the training is timely looking at the high level of bloody crises ravaging the northeast region.
He urged the participants who were selected from the six states in the northeast to take advantage of the training and retrain others to promote peace in the region.
In his remark representative of USIP Mr. Terfa Hemen, said that the institute provide training, guidance, resources and analysis for those working to prevent or reduce violent conflict and other peace building measures.
The Director of CPSS Jude Momudu, said they want to engage more peace builders in the training to ensure that modern techniques are deployed to resolve crises and tackling conflicts.
The meeting resolved to reach out to relevant authorities in the country with its recommendations for implantation.
