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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, has called for stronger collaboration betwixt the media and the Police successful the involvement of nationalist information and nationalist trust.
Hundeyin made this entreaty during a sojourn to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council secretariat successful Abuja connected Friday.
He explained that his occupation arsenic the Force spokesperson would beryllium hard without beardown enactment from the media.
“I cannot win successful this relation without the collaboration of the press,” helium told the gathering.
Hundeyin utilized the juncture to telephone for balanced reportage, stressing that the ripple effect of antagonistic property tin harm nationalist assurance successful the Police Force.
“Policing relies heavy connected information,” the Force PRO said. “Officers can’t beryllium everyplace astatine once, which is wherefore people’s tips and shared quality are truthful important. But erstwhile the nationalist loses spot successful us, those captious sources of accusation adust up, and that puts everyone astatine risk.”
“On our ain part, we volition proceed to bash everything humanly imaginable to support lives and property,” Hundeyin added.
He noted that insecurity successful 1 portion of the state tin impact the full nation, stressing that his connection was not astir controlling the press, but astir encouraging balanced and liable reporting.
“I americium appealing to you today, assistance america physique trust,” helium said. “Let’s enactment unneurotic done unfastened connection and concern to marque some the Police and the state stronger.”
Hundeyin besides promised to respond rapidly and reasonably to immoderate issues journalists look portion doing their work, particularly successful their interactions with constabulary officers.
In response, NUJ FCT Chairman, Comrade Grace Ike, welcomed Hundeyin’s sojourn and expressed readiness to enactment intimately with him.
“On behalf of the NUJ FCT Council, I warmly invited you,” she said. “We genuinely worth this effort by the constabulary to link with the media directly. It shows your committedness to unfastened dialog and amended understanding.”
She went connected to say: “The NUJ FCT does not tolerate immoderate signifier of harassment oregon intimidation of journalists. Press state is simply a right, not a privilege.
“As journalists, we recognise the cardinal relation the constabulary play successful keeping the bid and upholding the law. At the aforesaid time, the nationalist needs timely, accurate, and honorable accusation to person assurance successful the constabulary and different information agencies.
“That’s wherefore our narration indispensable beryllium built connected spot and cooperation.
“Together, we tin halt the dispersed of misinformation and beforehand reporting that helps nine determination forward.”
Comrade Ike pledged the enactment of the NUJ FCT Council successful moving with the Police for the bully of the public.
“We are acceptable to spouse with you,” she said. “Let’s marque definite accusation flows freely and responsibly, truthful that some our institutions tin service the radical better.”
Earleir, Hundeyin was warmly received by the NUJ FCT chairman, Ms Grace Ike, on with different assembly members, including Secretary, Comrade Jide Oyekunle; Assistant Secretary, Ms Sharon Emefia; Auditor, Rosemary Ukoko-Tega; Financial Secretary, Henry Daniel Abimiku, and Ex-Officio 1, Ebriku John Friday.
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