The Federal Government has been called upon to support organizations and groups that engage in grassroots mobilization for information and intelligence gathering to assist security agencies in their operations.

Speaking on a topic “Community policing as a modern tool to enhancing efficiency on security matters”, a secutity expert, Mr. Fredrick Davies, President of Global Security Network, Dallas, Texas, USA, said the performance of security agencies all over the world in modern times are enhanced on the embrace of community policing which gives encouragement to grassroots mobilization and intelligence gathering.

Davies, whose organization is an affliate of International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) USA, spoke at a two-day training workshop organized for members of the Police Assistance Committee (PAC) in Lagos, where he stated that modern techniques of fighting crime globally were based on intelligence gathering which security agencies obtained through cooperation with organizations at the grassroots, particularly organized groups that enjoy community-based support and membership like the Police Assistance Committee.

Also speaking, Director-General of PAC, Dr. Martins John-Oni commended the Inspector General of Police, Senate Committee on Police Affairs and office of the Vice President that have been collaborating with PAC in organizing seminars/workshop to train its members and other stakeholders on information/intelligence gathering, and the office of the Vice President that had shown willingness to work with organization, and urged the government to continue to support the committee.