Minister of state for police affairs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim on Monday led senior female police officers on a courtesy visit to Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, at the State House.
Addressing her visitors, the first lady said efforts to reshape Nigeria and address societal ills plaguing the female gender require active participation of women.
Noting with pride, the fact that a large number of women are actively involved in policing and securing the country, Mrs Tinubu said her husband’s administration has given more room to women to contribute their own quota to national development.
“It is the beginning of a new dawn for women in the country as the current administration will give women more room to contribute their quota. I am also looking for ways to contribute. We cannot have a Nigeria without people doing new and great things,” she said.
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On how the senior female police officers and other women can help forge a better Nigeria, Senator Tinubu charged them to lead the action in addressing some of the ills, such as rape, child abuse, human trafficking and proliferation of baby factories, that affect them the most in the society.
According to her, “Women must thrive and be empowered in a safe environment. We want to see our children not abused through crimes and maltreatment, rape of minors and children. There must be reduction in cases of human trafficking, organ harvesting and baby factories.”
She added that she is looking forward to a day when a woman will become the nation’s inspector general of police.
In her remark, Sulaiman-Ibrahim noted that gender equality, safeguarding of human rights and empowerment of women are key anchors of a just and fair society.
“We are working on a bold initiative aimed at not only addressing existing challenges but fundamentally reshaping the Nigeria police into a modern, responsive, intelligence-led and technology-driven institution. We recognise the limitations of past reforms and are now taking a more proactive and holistic transformation that permeates every facet of police operations. We are here today not just to discuss but to seek your collaboration, for we understand that the collective advancement of these crucial issues requires your esteemed support and partnership,” the minister said.
Sulaiman-Ibrahim is the first female minister of state for police affairs in Nigeria.
