The organizing committee of this year’s People’s Security Monitor has
confirmed DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu, Chairman of the Police Service
Commission, as this year’s Chief Guest Speaker at the grand event scheduled to hold on Friday 6th, December 2024 at the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) House, Maitama, Abuja.
DIG Hashimu Argungu, one of Nigeria’s top-rated retired Assistant
Inspectors General of Police, had, prior to his appointment, served
the Nigeria Police meritoriously in different capacities.
According to a signed statement from the coordinator of the
Organizing Committee, Dr. Abayomi Runsewe, DIG Argungu has confirmed
his enthusiasm to attend the grand event as the Chief Guest Speaker.
DIG Hashimu, a consummate detective, according to the statement, has
held significant roles within the Nigeria Police Force, including
Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Training and
Development; Assistant Inspector General of Police at Zone 5 Command
Headquarters, Benin, Edo State. He once served meritoriously as Police
Commissioner in Jigawa and Ogun states, and at Airport Command, Ikeja,
Lagos. He also served as Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of
Legal and Prosecution Services at FCID FHQ, Abuja, and as Head of
Investigation at the ICPC, Abuja, on secondment.
PEOPLE’S SECURITY MONITOR is an independent security radio programme
and online media organization with a wide listenership in the Federal
Capital Territory, Abuja and other states of the federation with
immense influence on social media. It serves as a social vehicle to
create a formidable platform between the people and the security
agencies, aiming to reduce insecurity to the barest minimum in
Nigeria.
The above explains why it has created the yearly PEOPLE’S SECURITY
MONITOR CONFERENCE & RECOGNITION AWARDS CEREMONY to brainstorm and
honor the efforts of personalities, security agencies, and
stakeholders on Nigeria’s security architecture, particularly during
this precarious time of significant security challenges.