Nigeria, May 8 -- A former Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire, has called for stronger institutional support and sustainable funding for security trust funds across Nigeria, saying effective security financing requires transparency, accountability and broad-based participation.

Mr Banire, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the call in a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, reflecting on the evolution of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund model and its implications for security governance in Nigeria.

He stated that security remained a core constitutional responsibility of the government, noting that economic growth and foreign investment would remain constrained without adequate protection of lives and...