Nigeria's security challenge must be decisively confronted – David Mark

The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has called for decisive actions in tackling the country’s security challenge.

Mark, in a statement to mark the Eid El-Maulud, said: “The current security challenge which has truly tasked and threatened the nation must be decisively confronted.

“This is no time to sit on the fence and engage in the blame game.

“The situation has degenerated to an intolerable level leading to the mass movement (exodus) of our people from one end of the country to the order.

“Government at all levels and the security operatives must restore hope and peace that would engender confidence in our people to stop this drift.

“We have toiled over the years to keep Nigeria one.

“We cannot afford to slip now.”

The Eid El-Maulud is the birthday of Prophet Mohammed.