Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has formally adopted the Abuja Youth Declaration on Peace, Responsible Citizenship and Democratic Participation as the Nigeria Police Force concluded its three-day International Youth Day 2026 programme in Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued……
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has formally adopted the Abuja Youth Declaration on Peace, Responsible Citizenship and Democratic Participation as the Nigeria Police Force concluded its three-day International Youth Day 2026 programme in Abuja.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, August 23, 2026, noting that the Inspector-General participated in the closing ceremony held on Saturday.
The programme was organised under the National Youth Leadership and Security Initiative of the Nigeria Police Force with the theme, “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations,” and the campaign, “My Future is Greater Than Political and Digital Thuggery.”
The closing ceremony featured the International Youth Day Honours and Awards, the launch of a national campaign against political and digital thuggery and electoral violence, the investiture of National Youth Ambassadors and the presentation of the book, Esteemed Youths.
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The adoption of the Abuja Youth Declaration was one of the major outcomes of the three-day engagement.
In his remarks, Disu said the programme had moved beyond speeches to practical engagement through panel sessions, a walkathon, tree-planting exercise and other activities designed to promote responsibility and action among young Nigerians.
He said the initiative would continue beyond Abuja, with the police taking the conversation to schools, tertiary institutions, NYSC formations and youth organisations across the country.
The IGP urged young Nigerians to embrace the commitments contained in the Abuja Youth Declaration and allow them to guide their civic participation, online conduct and relationship with their communities and the country.
He also reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to working with young people as partners in crime prevention, protection, peaceful democratic participation and responsible digital citizenship.
In her goodwill message, the National President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association, Chief Mrs Olufunmilola Mutiat Disu, urged youths to reject violence, political thuggery, cybercrime, hate and misinformation.
She encouraged young Nigerians to use their voices, ideas, skills and digital platforms positively, stressing that “their future is greater than political and digital thuggery.”
The Nigeria Police Force expressed appreciation to government institutions, development partners, private-sector sponsors, facilitators, speakers, volunteers and youth participants who contributed to the success of the programme.
The Force also reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining the initiative and strengthening police-youth partnerships in the interest of peace, security and national development.
