The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has cautioned Nigerians against ethnic and religious profiling in the fight against insecurity, stressing that “criminality has no ethnicity and terrorism has no religion.”

Disu made the remarks on Wednesday while delivering the opening address at the North-West Security Summit in Gusau, Zamfara State, where he called for an intelligence-led, community-supported and coordinated approach to tackling insecurity across the region.

He urged security agencies and stakeholders to focus on identifying, isolating and prosecuting criminal networks, their sponsors, arms suppliers, informants and facilitators, irrespective of their ethnic, religious or social backgrounds.

The summit, hosted by the Zamfara State Government, brought together governors, traditional rulers, security chiefs, experts, development partners, civil society organisations and other key stakeholders to deliberate on banditry, kidnapping, arms proliferation, communal conflicts, farmer-herder tensions and other security threats confronting the North-West.

The IGP stressed that no single security agency, government or institution could effectively secure the region alone, calling for stronger intelligence sharing, inter-state cooperation, coordinated operations, enhanced border security, community engagement and effective early-warning mechanisms.

He also highlighted the critical role of traditional institutions and local communities in providing credible intelligence and supporting efforts to prevent and combat crime.

Disu reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to intelligence-led policing, technology-driven operations, rapid response, inter-agency collaboration and community partnerships.

He charged participants to ensure that the three-day summit produces practical and measurable resolutions capable of strengthening security, protecting vulnerable communities and restoring public confidence across the North-West.