Service Chiefs Consider New Strategies Against Security Challenges
AMINA HUSSAINI, Abuja
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has met with the country’s Service Chiefs and Heads of Security and Intelligence Agencies to devise new strategies at tackling the current security situation in some parts of the country.
DefenceInfoNG, the official twitter handle of the Defence headquarters announced that the series of meetings that held Tuesday aims at re-strategizing and enhancing existing synergy among all security agencies to address the lingering security challenges bedeviling the nation.
The meeting, which was well attended by Heads of security architecture in the country, dwelled on developing and mapping out new strategies to promptly address the untoward security situation rising from banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling as well as other sundry criminalities particularly in the North West, North East and North Central parts of the country.
The tweets noted that the Service Chiefs and Heads of Security Agencies have made essential consultations with relevant stakeholders across the country with a view to collaborating with the military and security agencies to promptly address the security challenges and bring respite to the regions.
“The CDS pointing out that security is everyone’s business, solicited the support and cooperation of all well-meaning Nigerians for the Armed Forces and security agencies in tackling the security challenges in Nigeria in order to speedily restore sanity to the troubled regions.
Present at the Wednesday meeting were the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar and Inspector General of Police Adamu Muhammed.
Also in attendance were the Director-General Department of State Service Yusuf Bichi, Director-General Nigerian Intelligence Agency Ahmed Abubakar, Chief of Defence Intelligence Air Vice Marshall Muhammed Usman, and the Commandant General Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Abdullahi Mohammadu.
It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari was dismayed over the security situation in Nigeria. when he met with the service chiefs over the increasing insecurity in the country.
The National Security Adviser, (NSA), Major Gen. Babagana Monguno told State House correspondents after the security meeting that
“He is extremely unhappy about what is happening and he feels that, even though the security agencies are doing their best, their best is not good enough for him and wants and immediate reversal of the current trend and immediate reversal of our misfortunes in all their dimensions.
“Mr. President also told us in clear terms that he and indeed the administration campaigned to power on the platform of three issues, fighting insecurity, overcoming our economic difficulties and dealing with the scourge of corruption”, he said.
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