Former Inspector General of Police , Sunday Ehindero has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to give urgent attention to security challenges facing the country .

He said Nigeria is in a serious crisis due to rising cases of kidnapping , banditry and insurgency .

Mr. Ehindero spoke at a consolidation meeting on state policing in Akure, the Ondo state capital

He said adequate funding of community policing is the way out of the current security problem .

The meeting was attended by prominent traditional leaders and security experts.