A renowned Criminologist at the Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Prof. Oludayo Tade, has emerged as the pioneer President of the Nigeria Society for Criminology (NSC).
Tade, alongside other executives, were inaugurated at the Second International Conference of the Society, held at the Divine Love Retreat and Conference Centre, Abuja.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Society, Prof. Etannibi Alemika, stated that the constitution of the pioneer executives was an important step towards positioning the criminology society for a greater future of scholarship in the field and interface with government in security policy suggestions and recommendation.
He tasked the new executives to mobilize criminologists and engender professionalism, promote mentoring of young criminologists, encourage gender inclusion in developing more women criminologists as well as ensure that the society contributes to security policies in Nigeria.
The theme of the Second International Conference was, “Policing in times of crises”, where scholars across the country presented theoretical and research papers on policing, its evolving nature across the globe with recommendations on deepening community policing.
Tade while responding on behalf of the new executives, thanked the BOT and members for the confidence reposed in the inaugurated executives, assuring of upholding the constitution of the society and deepen professionalism in the field.
According to him, the executives would work together to contribute to policy debates around security, policing and other areas where the society has expertise.
“We thank the BOT and members for counting us worthy to serve in this capacity. It is a huge task, and we promise to work together to continue to build society and make it relevant in the research and policy corridors. we are going to tap from the expertise of our members to assist our country in navigating the security challenges”, he said.
Credit: dailytrumpeterng.com
