Nigeria Police Act 2020
Section 116 - Objectives of Community Policing Committees
(1) The objectives of the Committees are to:
(a) maintain a partnership between the community and the Police Force;
(b) promote communication between the Police Force and the community;
(c) promote co-operation between the Police and the community in fulfilling the needs of the community regarding policing;
(d) improve the police service to the community; and
(e) improve transparency and accountability in the provision of police services to the community.
(2) This section does not prevent police liaison with the community by means other than Policing Committee, Sub-Policing Committee and Divisional Policing Committee.
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