THE Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has cautioned Nigerians and security stakeholders against ethnic or religious profiling, declaring that criminality has no ethnicity and terrorism has no religion.
News Point Nigeria reports that Disu gave the warning while delivering the opening address at the North-West Security Summit in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Wednesday, where he called for an intelligence-led, community-supported and coordinated regional response to the security challenges confronting the region.
The IGP urged stakeholders to focus instead on identifying, isolating and bringing criminal networks, their sponsors, arms suppliers, informants and facilitators to justice, irrespective of their background or affiliation.
The three-day Summit, hosted by the Zamfara State Government, brought together governors, traditional rulers, security chiefs, experts, development partners, civil society representatives and other key stakeholders from the region to deliberate on banditry, kidnapping, arms proliferation, communal conflicts, farmer-herder tensions and other related threats confronting the North-West.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, and the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, at the North-West Security Summit in Gusau on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
In his address, Disu stressed that no single security agency, government or institution could secure the North-West alone, calling for stronger intelligence sharing, improved inter-state cooperation and more coordinated security operations across the region.
He also advocated strengthened border security, deeper community engagement and effective early-warning mechanisms as critical elements of a coordinated response to insecurity.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, Governor Dauda Lawal and other stakeholders at the North-West Security Summit in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
The IGP further underscored the critical role of traditional institutions and local communities in providing credible intelligence and supporting efforts aimed at preventing crime before it occurs.
Disu reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to intelligence-led policing, technology-driven operations, rapid response, enhanced inter-agency collaboration and stronger partnerships with communities.
He charged participants at the Summit to ensure that the three-day engagement produces practical, actionable and measurable resolutions capable of strengthening security, protecting vulnerable communities and restoring public confidence across the North-West region.
